Karl Jäckel
| Karl Jäckel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 December 1913 Gladbeck, Westphalia |
| Died |
7 December 1984 (aged 70) Neubrandenburg |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1937–45 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant (Ing) |
| Unit | U-29, U-160, U-907 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl Jäckel (20 December 1913, Gladbeck, Westphalia – 7 December 1984, Neubrandenburg) was a German U-boat coxswain in World War II and 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
- Rettungsmedaille (5 June 1935)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1 October 1938 (9 October 1939)[1]
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (16 December 1939)[1]
- U-boat Front Clasp in Bronze (1944)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 28 October 1944 as Obersteuermann on U-907 in the 31. Unterseebootflottille[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1945 as Obersteuermann and helmsman on U-907[3][a]
Footnotes
- a Walther-Peer Fellgiebel, author of Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945, lists him as a recipient with a presentation date of 9 May 1945. Fellgiebel also indicates that Jäckel's paybook states a presentation date of 1 June 1945, after the Dönitz-decree prohibited the awarding of the Knight's Cross. Thus making him a de facto but not de jure recipient.[4] Franz Kurowski, author of Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service, and Clemens Range, author of Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine, list him with a presentation date of 28 May 1945.[5][6] Authors Rainer Busch and Hans-Joachim Röll list him as a 9 May 1945 recipient indicating that the paybook states a 1 June 1945 presentation date.[1]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 3-8132-0515-0.
- 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.
- Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0-88740-748-2.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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.
External links
- Helgason, Guðmundur. "Karl Jäckel". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- Deutsche Marinesoldaten
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
