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Hans Temming

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Kapitanleutnant

Name
  
Hans Temming

Years of service
  
1935–45

Commands held
  
Torpedoboot T-28

Born
  
7 May 1913 Freiburg im Breisgau (
1913-05-07
)

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Unit
  
SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Emden Z4 Richard Beitzen Z-7 Hermann Schoemann Torpedoboot T-21 Torpedoboot T-28

Died
  
April 13, 1985, Hamburg, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of the Atlantic, World War II

Hans Walter Temming (7 May 1913 – 13 April 1985) was a highly decorated Kapitanleutnant in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Memel Medal (15 October 1939)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 February 1940)
  • 1st Class (27 March 1942)
  • Destroyer War Badge (17 September 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 3 August 1944 as Kapitanleutnant on Torpedoboot T-28/5. Torpedobootsflottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 May 1945 as Kapitanleutnant and commander of Torpedoboot T-28

    • References

    Hans Temming Wikipedia
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