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Erich Klunder

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Korvettenkapitan

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Service/branch
  
Kriegsmarine

Commands held
  
5. Minensuchflottille

Name
  
Erich Klunder

Born
  
25 November 1909 Kiel (
1909-11-25
)

Died
  
29 November 1992(1992-11-29) (aged 83) Quickborn

Erich Franz Klunder (25 November 1909 – 29 November 1992) was a Korvettenkapitan 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 (2 October 1936)
  • Spanish Cross in Bronze (6 June 1939)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (31 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (23 November 1941)
  • Minesweeper War Badge (December 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 21 October 1942 as Kapitanleutnant in the 1. Raumbootsflottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 August 1944 as Korvettenkapitan and chief of the 5. Minensuchflottille

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    Erich Klunder Wikipedia
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