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Georg Olschewski

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Years of service
  
1928–45 1957–67

Unit
  
German submarine U-177

Name
  
Georg Olschewski

Born
  
2 June 1911 Horstmar, Westphalia (
1911-06-02
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine  German Navy

Rank
  
Leutnant (Ing.) Fregattenkapitan

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of the Atlantic

Died
  
September 29, 1996, Immenstaad am Bodensee, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of the Atlantic, World War II

Georg Olschewski (2 June 1911, Horstmar, Westphalia – 29 September 1996, Immenstaad) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in 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

  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)
  • Sudetenland Medal (3 October 1939)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (13 February 1942)
  • 1st Class (2 October 1942)
  • U-boat War Badge (1939) (1 June 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 April 1944 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-66
  • Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Verdienstkreuz am Bande (29 September 1967)
  • References

    Georg Olschewski Wikipedia