Paul Fenn

Dr. rer. pol.
Paul Fenn
Born (1891-10-26)26 October 1891
Zeven
Died 10 November 1976(1976-11-10) (aged 85)
Kiel
Allegiance  German Empire (to 1918)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Imperial German Army
 Kriegsmarine
Years of service 1914–18
1936–45
Rank Kapitän zur See (MA)
Commands held Marine-Flak-Regiment 9
1. Marine-Flak-Brigade
Battles/wars

World War I


World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dr. rer. pol. Paul Fenn[Notes 1] (26 October 1891 – 10 November 1976) was a highly decorated Kapitän zur See (MA) in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

Notes

  1. In German a Doctorate of political economy is abbreviated as Dr. rer. pol. (Doctor rerum politicarum).

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Dörr 1996, p. 410.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 150.

Bibliography

  • Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6. 
  • 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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