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Years of service
  
1930–45 1956–57

Commands held
  
5. Raumbootflottille

Name
  
Werner Dobberstein

Rank
  
Korvettenkapitan

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Battles and wars
  
World War II


Born
  
4 April 1911 Roggenhausen district of Graudenz/ West Prussia (
1911-04-04
)

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

Service/branch
  
Reichsmarine  Kriegsmarine  German Navy

Died
  
February 25, 1993, Ahrensburg, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Unit
  
Niobe, German cruiser Emden, German survey ship Meteor

Werner Dobberstein (4 April 1911 – 25 February 1993) was a Korvettenkapitan with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. After World War II he served in the Bundesmarine.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (12 September 1940)
  • Memel Medal (26 October 1939)
  • Sudetenland Medal (26 October 1939)
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award (26 October 1939)
  • Olympic Games Decoration
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1941 as Kapitanleutnant and chief of the 5. Raumbootflottille
  • Minesweeper War Badge (1940)
  • Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class (1940)

    • References

    Werner Dobberstein Wikipedia
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