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Karl Fleige

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Years of service
  
1924–45

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Rank
  
Kapitanleutnant

Name
  
Karl Fleige

Commands held
  
German submarine U-18

Born
  
5 September 1905 Hildesheim (
1905-09-05
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Unit
  
SSS Gorch Fock U-20 U-123

Died
  
February 16, 1975, Erzhausen, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Fleige (5 September 1905 in Hildesheim – 16 February 1975 in Erzhausen) was a German U-boat commander 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 and 3rd Class
  • Sudetenland Medal
  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
  • U-boat War Badge (1939)
  • German Cross in Gold on 8 October 1943 as Oberleutnant zur See on U-18/30. Unterseeboots-Flottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 July 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of U-18

    • References

    Karl Fleige Wikipedia
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