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Joachim Wünning

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Years of service
  
1915–19 1939–44


Name
  
Joachim Wunning


Born
  
1 April 1898 Kleinhelmsdorf (
1898-04-01
)

Died
  
22 September 1944(1944-09-22) (aged 46) Vathi, Greece

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1919)  Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Rank
  
Korvettenkapitan der Reserves

Unit
  
SMS Schleswig-Holstein SMS Kaiserin Augusta Admiral Graf Spee Hilfskreuzer Widder

Joachim Wünning (1 April 1898 – 22 September 1944) was a highly decorated Korvettenkapitän der Reserves in Nazi Germany's 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.

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Political career

In the 1932 German federal election, Joachim Wünning was elected to the Reichstag as a member of the NSDAP and represented the area of Merseburg until his death in 1944.

Death

Joachim Wünning was killed on 22 September 1944 near Vathi, Greece, by Allied aircraft. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 October 1944.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (3 July 1936)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (27 February 1941)
  • Minesweeper War Badge (7 March 1941)
  • Auxiliary Cruiser Badge (17 September 1941)
  • German Cross in Gold on 7 July 1944 as Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves in the 21. U-Jagd-Flottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 October 1944 as Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves and commander of Minenschiff Drache

    • References

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