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Klaus Degenhard Schmidt

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Kapitanleutnant

Name
  
Klaus-Degenhard Schmidt

Years of service
  
1937–44

Commands held
  
Schnellboot S-54

Service/branch
  
Kriegsmarine

Born
  
3 January 1918 Kiel (
1918-01-03
)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of the Atlantic

Died
  
December 22, 1944, Dunkirk, France

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of the Atlantic, World War II

Klaus-Degenhard Schmidt (3 January 1918 in Kiel – 22 December 1944 in Sudhoofden, north of Dunkirk) was a German Schnellboot 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. As a commander of S-54 he was credited with the destruction of the Italian destroyer Quintino Sella.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (5 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (10 December 1942)
  • Minesweeper War Badge (5 June 1940)
  • Fast Attack Craft War Badge (27 September 1941)
  • German Cross in Gold on 18 September 1943 as Oberleutnant zur See on Schnellboot S-54/3. Schnellbootflottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 December 1943 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of Schnellboot S-54 in the 10. Schnellbootflottille
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 17 September 1943

    • References

    Klaus-Degenhard Schmidt Wikipedia
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