Arthur Godenau

Arthur Godenau

Born	(1903-01-19)19 January 1903 Netzort, Province of Posen, German Empire
Died	16 February 1983(1983-02-16) (aged 80) Laboe
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Rank	Kapitänleutnant
Unit	SSS Niobe
Commands held	Räumboot R-17, R-51 and R-73
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Kapitänleutnant Arthur Leo Godenau^{[Notes 1]} (19 January 1903 in Netzort district Bromberg – 16 February 1983 in Laboe) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) recipient during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

Dienstauszeichnung 4th Class (2 October 1936)^[2]
Dienstauszeichnung 3rd Class (31 March 1937)^[2]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (10 October 1939)^[3]
- 1st Class (9 May 1940)^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 May 1940 as Stabsobersteuermann and commander of Räumboot R-17 in the 1. Räumbootflottille^[1]^{[Notes 2]}
Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch-, U-Boot-Jagd- und Sicherungsverbände (6 November 1940)^[2]

Notes

↑ According to Scherzer the first name is spelled 'Artur' (without the h).^[1]
↑ According to Fellgiebel as commander of R-51.^[4]

References

Citations

1 2 Scherzer 2007, p. 338.
1 2 3 4 Dörr 1995, p. 209.
↑ Dörr 1995, p. 208.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 197.

Bibliography

Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

Deutsche Marinesoldaten

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine surface fleet

Battleships

Bismarck	Ernst Lindemann Adalbert Schneider

Scharnhorst	Kurt-Caesar Hoffmann

Cruisers

Admiral Hipper	Hellmuth Heye Wilhelm Meisel

Admiral Scheer	Theodor Krancke¹ (Oak Leaves)

Prinz Eugen	Hansjürgen Reinicke

¹ Oak Leaves with Navy Group Command West. ² Knight's Cross on Widder (HSK-3), Oak Leaves on Michel (HSK-9).

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