Theodor von Mauchenheim

Theodor Freiherr von Mauchenheim
called von Bechtolsheim
Born 26 August 1902(1902-08-26)
Schloß Mainsondheim district of Kitzingen
Died 20 April 1979(1979-04-20) (aged 76)
Stuttgart
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch  Kriegsmarine
Rank Kapitän zur See
Commands held destroyer Karl Galster (Z-20)
8. Zerstörerflottille "Narvik"
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Theodor Freiherr von Mauchenheim[Note 1] called von Bechtolsheim (26 August 1902 – 20 April 1979) was a Kapitän zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

His parents were Franz Philipp Gottfried Anton Hermann Moritz Maria Freiherr von Mauchenheim called Bechtolsheim (19 February 1862 – 7 November 1902) and Sophie Freifrau, née Freiin von und zu Guttenberg (27 January 1871 – 2 January 1932). His older brother was General der Artillerie Anton-Reichard Hermann Friedrich Maria Freiherr von Mauchenheim called Bechtolsheim (9 July 1896 – 9 February 1961). Theordor was married to Ruth Lotze (25 May 1907 – 2 August 1993). The couple had one child, Sophie-Charlotte von Mauchenheim called Bechtolsheim (18 March 1933 – 5 August 1998).

Awards

Footnotes

  1. ^ Freiherr was a title, translated as Baron, not a first or middle name. From 1919 Freiherr and its feminine equivalents are no longer titles but part of the surname, following the given name(s) and are not translated.

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b c d Dörr 1996, p. 34.
Bibliography
  • Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2:L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2497-2.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Military offices
Preceded by
Kapitän zur See Georg Langheld		 Chief of the 8. Zerstörerflottille
19 April 1944 – 9 June 1944		 Succeeded by
Kapitän zur See Georg Ritter und Edler Herr von Berger