Years of service 1912–45 Rank Vizeadmiral | Name Ernst Schirlitz | |
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Born 7 September 1893
Christburg, West Prussia ( 1893-09-07 ) Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Service/branch Kaiserliche Marine
Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine Unit SMS Hertha
SMS Freya
SMS Friedrich Carl
SMS Furst Bismarck
Luftschiff "L 7", "L 20", "L 33" Battles/wars World War I
World War II Died November 27, 1978, Kiel, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | ||
Battles and wars World War I, World War II | ||
Ernst Schirlitz (7 September 1893 – 27 November 1978) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He surrendered at the end of World War II after the Allied siege of La Rochelle.
Schirlitz served as a watch officer on Luftschiff "L 33" which crashed in Little Wigborough, Essex on 24 September 1916. Schirlitz was taken prisoner of war by the British and was released in November 1919.
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