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Waldemar Holst

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Years of service
  
1927–45 1956–65

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Commands held
  
4. Raumbootflottille

Name
  
Waldemar Holst

Unit
  
SMS Berlin

Born
  
14 September 1907 Hanover (
1907-09-14
)

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine  German Navy

Rank
  
Korvettenkapitan (Wehrmacht) Kapitan zur See (Bundeswehr)

Died
  
May 17, 1975, Hamburg, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Waldemar August Johannes Holst (14 September 1907 – 17 May 1975) was a Korvettenkapitan with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a 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. In the Bundesmarine he attained the rank of Kapitan zur See.

Awards

  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award
  • 4th Class (2 October 1936)
  • 3rd Class (5 April 1939)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (21 November 1940)
  • Kriegsabzeichen fur Minensuch-, Ubootsjagd-, und Sicherungsverbande (5 November 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 20 November 41 as Korvettenkapitan in the 4. Raumbootsflottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 December 1942 as Korvettenkapitan and chief of the 4. Raumbootsflottille

    • References

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