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Karl Weniger

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Years of service
  
1917–41

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Commands held
  
2. Sicherungs-Division

Name
  
Karl Weniger

Rank
  
Captain at sea

Born
  
24 May 1899 Dassel near Hannover (
1899-05-24
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Kaiserliche Marine  Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (posthumous)

Died
  
October 1, 1941, Dieppe, France

Karl Weniger (24 May 1899 – 1 October 1941) was a Kapitan zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards

  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (19 November 1934)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (17 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (21 May 1940)
  • Sudetenland Medal (3 October 1939)
  • Memel Medal (26 October 1939)
  • Minesweeper War Badge (6 November 1940)
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 2nd Class (2 October 1936)
  • Olympic Games Decoration (20 April 1937)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 November 1941 as Kapitan zur See and leader of the 2. Sicherungs-Division

    • References

    Karl Weniger Wikipedia
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