Karl Rixecker

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Karl Rixecker

Born	(1906-11-18)18 November 1906 Merchweiler
Died	22 September 1959(1959-09-22) (aged 52) Wetzlar
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1925–1945
Rank	Kapitänleutnant
Unit	Meteor Schleswig-Holstein
Commands held	Räumboot R-23 and R-23
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kapitänleutnant Karl Jakob Rixecker (18 November 1906 in Merchweiler – 22 September 1959 in Wetzlar) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) recipient during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Wehrmacht Long Service Award
- 4th Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
- 3rd Class (31 March 1937)^[1]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (10 October 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (24 April 1940)^[1]
Minesweeper War Badge (1 November 1940)^[1]
Memel Medal (1 November 1940)^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 May 1940 as Stabsobersteuermann and commander of Räumboot R-23 in the 1. Räumbootsflottille^[2]

References

Citations

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Dörr 1996, p. 173.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 360.

Bibliography

Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Nietrug, Gerd (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Saarlandes 1939 - 1945. Zweibrücken: VDM Nickel. ISBN 3-925480-93-5.

External links

Karl Rixecker @ Deutsche Marinesoldaten

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the R boat Flotillas

1. Räumbootsflottille	Gustav Forstmann Arthur Godenau Erich Grundmann Carl Hoff? Karl Rixecker

2. Räumbootsflottille	Jost Brökelmann Gerhard von Kamptz¹ (Oak Leaves) Hans-Joachim Merks? Georg Pinkepank

3. Räumbootsflottille	Helmut Klassmann

4. Räumbootsflottille	Wilhelm Anhalt Waldemar Holst

5. Räumbootsflottille	Werner Dobberstein Axel Goetzke

8. Räumbootsflottille	Gerhard von Kamptz¹ (Oak Leaves) Alfred Muser

10. Räumbootsflottille	Herbert Nau

12. Räumbootsflottille	Otto Maurer

14. Räumbootsflottille	Otto Nordt

¹ Knight's Cross with the 2. Räumbootsflottille, Oak Leaves with the 8. Räumbootsflottille. This along with the ? (question mark) indicates doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.

Persondata
Name	Rixecker, Karl
Alternative names
Short description	Recipient of the Knights Cross
Date of birth	18 November 1906
Place of birth	Merchweiler
Date of death	22 September 1959
Place of death	Wetzlar

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