Karl-Friedrich Künzel
| Karl-Friedrich Künzel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
11 September 1918 Magdeburg |
| Died |
25 December 1998 (aged 80) Kiel |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Kriegsmarine German Navy |
| Years of service | 1937–1945, 1957–1977 |
| Rank |
Kapitänleutnant (Wehrmacht) Kapitän zur See (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | 1. Schnellbootflottille |
| Commands held | Schnellboot S-28 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl-Friedrich Robert Künzel (11 September 1918 – 25 December 1998) was a German naval officer and a Schnellboot commander and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes)in World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Fast Attack Craft War Badge (15 December 1940)[1]
- Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 4th Class (4 November 1941)[1]
- High Seas Fleet Badge (5 January 1943)[1]
- Crimea Shield (5 January 1943)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 December 1943 as Oberleutnant zur See and group leader and commander of Schnellboot S-28 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille[2][3]
- Kuban Shield (8 December 1944)[1]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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.
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