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Walter Erich Schneider

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Years of service
  
?–1945 1957–1966

Name
  
Walter-Erich Schneider

Commands held
  
25. Minensuchflottille

Born
  
15 February 1909 Naundorf (
1909-02-15
)

Died
  
25 October 1987(1987-10-25) (aged 78) Flensburg

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Service/branch
  
Kriegsmarine  German Navy

Rank
  
Kapitanleutnant (Wehrmacht) Korvettenkapitan (Bundesmarine)

Walter-Erich Schneider (15 February 1909 – 25 October 1987) was a Kapitanleutnant 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.

Awards

  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 October 1940)
  • 1st Class (1 February 1942)
  • Minesweeper War Badge (15 December 1940)
  • Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 4th Class (15 July 1944)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (11 December 1944)
  • German Cross in Gold on 30 July 1943 as Kapitanleutnant on M-15/3. Minensuchflottille
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 November 1944 as Kapitanleutnant and chief of the 25. Minensuchflottille

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