Karl Conrad Mecke

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Service/branch Kriegsmarine		Name Karl-Conrad Mecke Rank Captain at sea
Born 30 December 1894Bremen ( 1894-12-30 ) Battles/wars World War IISt. Nazaire RaidOperation Tanne Ost Died May 26, 1982, Kiel, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars St Nazaire Raid, Operation Tanne Ost, World War II Similar People Robert Ryder, Augustus Charles Newman, Georg‑Wilhelm Schulz

Karl-Conrad Mecke (30 December 1894 – 26 May 1982) was a Kapitan zur See with the Kriegsmarine during 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

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 April 1943 as Kapitan zur See and commander of 22. Marine-Flak-Regiment

References

Karl-Conrad Mecke Wikipedia

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