Decorations
Wounded Badge in Silver
Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber
| Awarded to those wounded in action. Three grades existed, black for those wounded once or twice, silver (3 or 4 seperate injuries) and gold (5 or 6 seperate injuries). Silver and Gold could also be awarded for more serious injuries (brain damage, loss of a limb or such.) |
Decorations ordered by last name
See this list sorted by date
| Commander and rank | Age | Crew | Date | U-boat Command(s) held * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oblt. | Ballert, Sarto + | 25 | 37b | 2 Oct 1942 | ||
 | Oblt. | Bode, Thilo | 24 | 36 | 1943 | |
| Kptlt. | Bruns, Heinrich + | 28 | 31 | Sep 1940 | |
| Budzyn, Sigmund | 27 | V/41 | Jun 1943 | ||
| Kptlt. | Cremer, Peter-Erich | 31 | 32 | 11 Nov 1942 | U-152, U-333 |
| Oblt. | Damerow, Wolf-Dietrich + | 24 | 37b | 1943 | |
| Kptlt. | Zetzsche, Hans-Jürgen | 27 | 34 | 11 Nov 1942 | U-20, U-8, U-4, U-560, U-591, U-378 | |
7 officers decorated with Wounded Badge in Silver (Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber) 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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