Hans-Joachim Merks

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Hans-Joachim Merks
Born (1917-02-02)2 February 1917
Kiel
Died 21 June 1961(1961-06-21) (aged 44)
Bremen
Allegiance Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service/branch  Kriegsmarine
Rank Kapitänleutnant
Unit SSS Gorch Fock
Schleswig-Holstein
Commands held 2. Räumbootflottille
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans-Joachim Merks (2 February 1917 – 21 June 1961) was a Kapitänleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the 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.

Awards

Footnotes

  • a There is no reference of the Knight's Cross awarded to Hans-Joachim Merks in the German National Archives. His personal file contains a letter from 1955 by the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt), indicating that no proof of the award exists. The date was assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR).[4]

References

Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Dörr 1996, p. 57.
  2. ↑ Patzwall and Scherzer 2001, p. 305.
  3. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 308.
  4. ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 159.
Bibliography
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