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Karl Conrad Mecke

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Kriegsmarine

Name
  
Karl-Conrad Mecke

Rank
  
Captain at sea

Born
  
30 December 1894 Bremen (
1894-12-30
)

Battles/wars
  
World War II St. Nazaire Raid Operation 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