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Years of service
  
1911–45

Rank
  
Konteradmiral

Name
  
Robert Eyssen


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Born
  
2 April 1892Frankfurt am Main (
1892-04-02
)

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine

Battles/wars
  
World War IWorld War IIGerman attacks on Nauru

Died
  
April 30, 1960, Baden-Baden, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
German auxiliary cruiser Komet

Battles and wars
  
World War I, German attacks on Nauru, World War II

Robert Eyssen (2 April 1892 – 31 March 1960) was a German admiral during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. He joined the Imperial German Navy in 1911.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 January 1914) & 1st Class (12 July 1920)
  • Knight's Cross Second Class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion with Swords (19 September 1918)
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class (25 December 1940)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 November 1941 as Konteradmiral and commander of auxiliary cruiser "Komet" (HSK-7)

    • References

    Robert Eyssen Wikipedia
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