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Hans Joachim Merks

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Kapitanleutnant

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Service/branch
  
Kriegsmarine

Commands held
  
2. Raumbootflottille

Name
  
Hans-Joachim Merks

Born
  
2 February 1917 Kiel (
1917-02-02
)

Unit
  
SSS Gorch Fock Schleswig-Holstein

Died
  
June 21, 1961, Bremen, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans-Joachim Merks (2 February 1917 – 21 June 1961) was a Kapitanleutnant 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

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (22 May 1941)
  • German Cross in Gold on 21 November 1942 as Oberleutnant zur See on R 10/6. Raumbootsflottille
  • Minesweeper War Badge (12 November 1940)
  • Italian War Merit Cross with Swords (Voce al valore militare) (29 December 1942)
  • Cuff title "Afrika" (30 August 1943)
  • Wound Badge in Black (6 November 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 May 1945 as Kapitanleutnant and chief of the 2. Raumbootsflottille

    • References

    Hans-Joachim Merks Wikipedia
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