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Years of service
  
1900–43

Name
  
Eberhard Wolfram

Rank
  
Vizeadmiral

Born
  
24 July 1882Gerbstedt (
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 CharlotteSMS Kaiser Karl der GroseSMS TigerSMS 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)

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