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Arnulf Holzerkopf

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Years of service
  
1928–44

Name
  
Arnulf Holzerkopf

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

Died
  
11 August 1944(1944-08-11) (aged 35)Gironde estuary near Pauillac

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine

Rank
  
Fregattenkapitan (Posthumously)

Unit
  
SSS Niobecruiser EmdenHessenaviso Grille

Arnulf Holzerkopf (31 January 1909 – 11 August 1944) was a Fregattenkapitan 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 Kapitanleutnant in the 3. Raumboots-Flottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Korvettenkapitan and chief of the 8. Minensuchflottille

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    Arnulf Holzerkopf Wikipedia
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