Eberhard Wolfram

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Years of service 1900–43 Name Eberhard Wolfram		Rank Vizeadmiral
Born 24 July 1882 Gerbstedt ( 1882-07-24 ) Died 6 January 1947(1947-01-06) (aged 64) Hamburg Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Service/branch Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine Unit SMS Charlotte SMS Kaiser Karl der Grose SMS Tiger SMS Westfalen

Eberhard Wolfram (24 July 1882 – 6 January 1947) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during 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

Iron Cross (1914)

2nd Class (21 September 1914)

1st Class (18 September 1915)

Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (1 August 1916)

Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (14 February 1919)

Service award (Prussia) (5 March 1922)

Friedrich August Cross 1st Class (5 March 1922)

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (8 December 1939)

1st Class (30 May 1940)

Minesweepers, Sub-Chasers and Escort-Vessel War Badge

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 May 1941 as Konteradmiral and Befehshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee (Commander-in-Chief of the security North Sea)

References

Eberhard Wolfram Wikipedia

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