Heinz Haag
| Heinz Haag | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 December 1918 Stuttgart |
| Died |
5 April 1994 (aged 75) Rheinbach near Bonn |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
.svg.png){kind=small} Kriegsmarine German Navy |
| Years of service | 1937–45, 1955–78 |
| Rank |
Kapitänleutnant (Kriegsmarine) Kapitän zur See (Bundesmarine) |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heinz Haag (19 December 1918 – 5 April 1994) was a German naval officer and Schnellboot commander in World War II and 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
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Fast Attack Craft War Badge (30 December 1940)[1]
- War Merit Cross with Swords (11 October 1942)[1]
- two Italian Medaglia di bronzo al Valore Militare
- Italian Croce di Guerra (17 March 1943)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 3 June 1943 as Oberleutnant zur See on Schnellboot S-31 in the 3. Schnellbootflottille[2]
- Cuff title "Afrika" (1 January 1944)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 November 1944 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of Schnellboot S-60 in the 3. Schnellbootflottille[3][4]
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.
- 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.
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