Karl Weniger
| Karl Weniger | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 May 1899 Dassel near Hannover |
| Died |
1 October 1941 (aged 42) Dieppe |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Kaiserliche Marine.svg.png){kind=small} Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1917–41 |
| Rank | Kapitän zur See |
| Commands held | 2. Sicherungs-Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (posthumous) |
Karl Weniger (24 May 1899 – 1 October 1941) was a Kapitän zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Awards
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (19 November 1934)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Sudetenland Medal (3 October 1939)[2]
- Memel Medal (26 October 1939)[2]
- Minesweeper War Badge (6 November 1940)[2]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Olympic Games Decoration (20 April 1937)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 November 1941 as Kapitän zur See and leader of the 2. Sicherungs-Division[3][4]
References
- Citations
- 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 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.
External links
- "Karl Weniger". Deutsche Marinesoldaten (in German). Retrieved 27 November 2013.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by — |
Commander of the 1st Minesweeper Flotilla October 1938 – December 1939 |
Succeeded by Korvettenkapitän Karl Neitzel |