Decorations
War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse
| Similiar to the Iron Cross it was awarded to non-combattant achievments. For U-boat men mostly in the training flotillas. A Knights Cross also existed, it was only awarded twice, to Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg and to Krvkpt Otto Salmann both on the Bdu staff. |
Decorations ordered by last name
See this list sorted by date
| Commander and rank | Age | Crew | Date | U-boat Command(s) held * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | KrvKpt. | Ambrosius, Wilhelm | 40 | 26 | 1 Sep 1943 | U-28, U-21, U-43 |
| Kptlt. | Bauer, Ernst | 31 | 33 | 1 Apr 1945 | U-120, U-126 |
| Buhse, Heinz + | 27 | X/39 | |||
| Emmrich, Heinz | 30 | 41 | 31 Jan 1943 | |||
| KrvKpt. | Ewerth, Klaus + | 35 | 25 | 1943 | U-1, U-35, U-36, U-26 |
| KrvKpt. | Fahr, Theodor + | 34 | 30 | 30 Jan 1944 | U-567 | |
| Friedeburg, Hans-Georg von + | 48 | IV/14 | 1944 | U-27 | |
| Pauckstadt, Hans | 26 | ||||
| Kpt. | Poske, Hans-Georg Friedrich | 40 | 23 | U-504 | |
9 U-boat Commanders decorated with War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords (Kriegsverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse) 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.