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Wilhelm Anhalt

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Years of service
  
1936–45 1956–73

Unit
  
SMS Schlesien

Name
  
Wilhelm Anhalt

Born
  
28 March 1917 Berlin (
1917-03-28
)

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Service/branch
  
Kriegsmarine  German Navy

Rank
  
Kapitanleutnant (Wehrmacht) Fregattenkapitan (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
Raumboot "R 38", "R 39" Minesweeper "M 84" 4. Raumbootflottille

Battles/wars
  
World War II Operation Weserubung

Died
  
May 13, 1979, Huntsville, Canada

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Battles and wars
  
Operation Weserubung, World War II

Johannes Friedrich Wilhelm Anhalt (28 March 1917 – 13 May 1979) was a Kapitanleutnant with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the coveted 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

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (2 October 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 12 February 1942 as Oberleutnant zur See on Raumboot "R 38"/3. Raumbootsflottille
  • Minensuch Kriegsabzeichen (12 November 1940)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 July 1944 as Kapitanleutnant and chief of the 4. Raumbootsflottille
  • Cross of Merit on ribbon (Verdienstkreuz am Bande) (30 October 1972)

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