Years of service 1915–41 Rank Captain at sea | Died 8 May 1941, Indian Ocean Units SMS Goeben, SMS König | |
Born 6 December 1897
Hamburg ( 1897-12-06 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Service/branch Kaiserliche Marine
Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine Commands held auxiliary cruiser "Pinguin" (HSK 5) Battles/wars World War I
Battle of Jutland
Action of 8 May 1941
World War II Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (posthumous) Battles and wars World War I, Battle of Jutland, Action of 8 May 1941, World War II | ||
Ernst-Felix Krüder (6 December 1897 – 8 May 1941) was a Captain (German: Kapitän zur See) of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine who, during World War II, commanded a merchant raider. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Ernst-Felix Krüder was killed in action when on 8 May 1941, auxiliary cruiser "Pinguin" (HSK 5) was sunk by HMS Cornwall. 532 persons, among them 200 prisoners, were lost with the ship.
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