Years of service 1922–43 Role Military chief | Name Hans Erdmenger Rank Captain at sea | |
Born 29 October 1903
Gersthofen ( 1903-10-29 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Service/branch Reichsmarine
Kriegsmarine Commands held destroyer Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp
destroyer Z28 Battles/wars Spanish Civil War
World War II
Battles of Narvik
Battle of the Bay of Biscay Died December 28, 1943, Bay of Biscay Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Spanish Civil War, Battles of Narvik, Battle of the Bay of Biscay, World War II Unit Niobe, SMS Berlin, German cruiser Emden | ||
Kapitan zur See Hans Otto Erdmenger (29 October 1903 – 28 December 1943) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Erdmenger was killed in action on 28 December 1943 in the Battle of the Bay of Biscay (46°N 11°W) as chief of the 8. Zerstorerflottille on board the destroyer Z27 which was sunk in combat with the British cruisers HMS Glasgow and HMS Enterprise.
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Early life and career
On 10 January, he was posted to the light cruiser Emden (20 November 1925 – 1 January 1929). He sailed on Emden's first training cruise, which started on 14 November 1926 from Wilhelmshaven. The journey took him and her crew to the Atlantic, Cape Town to the Cocos Islands. Here, on 15 March 1927, the crew conducted a service in commemoration at the sinking site of SMS Emden which was lost on 9 November 1914. The trip continued to Japan, Alaska, Cape Horn, Rio de Janeiro, the Azores and Spain before they returned home on 14 March 1928.