Re: U-boat officer awarded Knights Cross by Goering?
Posted by:
Jean-Noël Muller
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Date: September 15, 2007 04:34PM
Good afternoon to everybody !
It took me some time to find in my books some details about these facts.Source is a french book by Jean Noli, "Les Loups de l'Amiral".Sorry to say that it is not 100 % reliable, and I'm not sure it has been translated in english.
Noli reports that a KM officer, named Wolf Shafer, is the hero of this flak counter-attack when Göring's personal train was strafed by RAF and most of flak servants have been killed.There is no Wolf Shafer in KM crews lists, but I think that OLtzS Schaiper(known as Schäfer) Wolfgang,Crew 39/XII,may be the good one,he was IWO on U-269 from 08/42 up to 09/43.His CO, who disciplinated him, being KL Harlfinger.In any case, Schäfer is NOT listed as KC recipient , and I believe he was granted an Iron Cross and not a KC.In addition, Noli speaks of another KM officer, Baumein, supposed to be a crewmate, who is not listed as KM personal in corresponding files...I am not sure all this is really serious !
Have a nice week-end !
Jean-Noël
It took me some time to find in my books some details about these facts.Source is a french book by Jean Noli, "Les Loups de l'Amiral".Sorry to say that it is not 100 % reliable, and I'm not sure it has been translated in english.
Noli reports that a KM officer, named Wolf Shafer, is the hero of this flak counter-attack when Göring's personal train was strafed by RAF and most of flak servants have been killed.There is no Wolf Shafer in KM crews lists, but I think that OLtzS Schaiper(known as Schäfer) Wolfgang,Crew 39/XII,may be the good one,he was IWO on U-269 from 08/42 up to 09/43.His CO, who disciplinated him, being KL Harlfinger.In any case, Schäfer is NOT listed as KC recipient , and I believe he was granted an Iron Cross and not a KC.In addition, Noli speaks of another KM officer, Baumein, supposed to be a crewmate, who is not listed as KM personal in corresponding files...I am not sure all this is really serious !
Have a nice week-end !
Jean-Noël
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PF | 09/08/2007 12:12PM |
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Davenz | 09/09/2007 06:18AM |
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Re: U-boat officer awarded Knights Cross by Goering?
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Jean-Noël Muller | 09/15/2007 04:34PM |