Heinz Krey
| Heinz Krey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
31 December 1921 Wiesbaden |
| Died |
23 May 1943 (aged 21) in the North Atlantic |
| Buried at | 51°40′N 29°49′W / 51.667°N 29.817°W |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
.svg.png){kind=small} Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1939–43 |
| Rank | Leutnant (Ing.) |
| Unit |
Schleswig-Holstein mine sweeper M-84 U-567, U-703, U-752 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (posthumously) |
Heinz Krey (31 December 1921 in Wiesbaden – 23 May 1943 in the North Atlantic) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and a posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
In Flensburg-Mürwik are two streets named after him. The Heinz-Krey-Straße and the Heinz-Krey-hof, both in the near of the Naval Academy Mürwik.
Awards
- Minesweeper War Badge (10 December 1941)[1]
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (28 September 1942)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1943 as Leutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-752[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
- 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.
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