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Arnulf Hölzerkopf

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Years of service
  
1928–44

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Commands held
  
8. Minensuchflottille

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Born
  
31 January 1909 Lauenburg in Pommern (
1909-01-31
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Died
  
11 August 1944, Gironde estuary, France

Award
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rank
  
Fregattenkapitän (Posthumously)

Units
  
Niobe, German cruiser Emden, SMS Hessen, German aviso Grille

Arnulf Hölzerkopf (31 January 1909 – 11 August 1944) was a Fregattenkapitän 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

  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (10 May 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 25 March 1942 as Kapitänleutnant in the 3. Räumboots-Flottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Korvettenkapitän and chief of the 8. Minensuchflottille

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