Gustav Forstmann
| Gustav Forstmann | |
|---|---|
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Gustav Forstmann (right), Erich Grundmann (centre), war correspondent Augst (left) | |
| Born |
10 June 1908 Kiel |
| Died |
2 February 1985 (aged 76) Wedel |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Weimar Republic (to 1933).svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
.svg.png){kind=small} Reichsmarine.svg.png){kind=small} Kriegsmarine German Navy |
| Years of service |
1930–45 1957–66 |
| Rank | Fregattenkapitän |
| Unit |
SSS Niobe cruiser Emden Schleswig-Holstein |
| Commands held | 1. Räumbootflottille |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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Gustav Forstmann (10 June 1908 – 2 February 1985) was a Fregattenkapitän 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. After World War II he served in the Bundesmarine attaining the rank of Kapitän zur See.
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award
- Sudetenland Medal (3 October 1939)[1]
- Memel Medal (26 October 1939)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Minesweeper War Badge (5 November 1940)[1]
- Naval Front Clasp (1 May 1945)[1]
- Cuffband "Courland" (5 May 1945)[1]
- Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class (3 June 1944)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 July 1941 as Korvettenkapitän and chief of the 1. Räumbootflottille[2]
- German Cross in Gold on 9 December 1944 as Fregattenkapitän and leader of the Minensuchverbände Ost[3]
References
Citations
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.
- Huß, Jürgen; Viohl, Armin (2003). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Eisernen Kreuzes der preußischen Provinz Schleswig-Holstein und der Freien und Hansestadt Lübeck 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Bearers of the Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein and the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck 1939–1945] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-79-9.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- 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
- "Gustav Forstmann". Deutsches Marinearchiv (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- "Gustav Forstmann". World War 2 Awards.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
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