Decorations
Merchant Raider Badge
Hilfskreuzer Kriegsabzeichen 1941 - 1945
| Given for acts of valur in the face of the enemy. Some 1500 of those were awarded. A version with diamonds existed but it was only given once, to Bernhard Rogge for his work on the raider Atlantis. |
Decorations ordered by last name
See this list sorted by date
| Commander and rank | Age | Crew | Date | U-boat Command(s) held * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ltn. | Bach, Helmut | 34 | IX/39 | 21 Nov 1941 | ||
| Boos, Hans-Heinz | 27 | 1937 | 1941 | |||
| Dobbert, Max | 30 | X/38 | 1941 | |||
| Oblt. | Ellmenreich, Helmut + | 27 | 35 | 1941 | ||
 | Oblt. | Fehler, Johann-Heinrich | 31 | 36 | 21 Dec 1941 | |
| Ltn. | Riekeberg, Wolfgang + | 22 | 37a | ||
6 officers decorated with Merchant Raider Badge (Hilfskreuzer Kriegsabzeichen 1941 - 1945) located.
Legend:
+ Indicates the Officer died in the war.
* Commands held indicates the U-boat commands held by this officer before award date. In some cases the officer had not taken command his first boat yet or was not even in the U-boat force yet.
Note: This listing is still being compiled and some recipients might be missing.
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