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Johannes Limbach

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Buried at
  
burial at sea

Rank
  
Oberleutnant zur See

Years of service
  
1930–45

Name
  
Johannes Limbach


Born
  
9 December 1912 Uerdingen (
1912-12-09
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Died
  
March 6, 1993, Dusseldorf, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Unit
  
German submarine U-43, German submarine U-181

Johannes Limbach (9 December 1912 in Uerdingen – 6 March 1993 in Dusseldorf) was a German U-boat 1st officer 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 (20 December 1939)
  • Minesweeper War Badge (10 January 1941)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 December 1941)
  • 1st Class (21 January 1943)
  • U-boat War Badge (26 January 1942)
  • U-boat Front Clasp
  • in Bronze (20 April 1944)
  • in Silver (20 April 1945)
  • German Cross in Gold on 19 November 1943 as Obersteuermann on U-181/12. Unterseebootsflottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 February 1945 as Leutnant zur See and 1st watch officer on U-181

    • References

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