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Minesweeper War Badge

Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch, Ubootsjagd und Sichrungsverbande



Minesweeper War Badge

Given to minesweepers and U-boat hunters. Given for either 3 patrols, outstanding achievements or other acts of valor.

Decorations ordered by date

See this list sorted by last name


Commander and rankAgeCrewDate  U-boat Command(s) held *
1.Lührs, Dierk1938   
2.Beckmann, Heinz +26X/391940  
3.Kptlt. Borcherdt, Ulrich +30331940  
4.Bremen, Hanskurt von21381940  
5.Buscher, Hans21381940  
6.Carlsen, Claus-Peter2037b1940  
7.Christiansen, Helmuth21381940  
8.Damerow, Wolf-Dietrich +2037b1940  
9.Oblt. Dangschat, Günther +24351940  
10.Oblt. Diggins, Kurt27341940  
11.Ehrich, Heinz +2037b1940  
12.Emde, Bernhard2237b1940  
13.Erdmann, Dieter19381940  
14.Werner, Herbert A.19XII/391940  
15.Kptlt. Brodda, Heinrich +361940  
16.Ltn. Kandler, Hans-Albrecht +2237a   
17.Oblt. Brandi, Albrecht2535Apr 1940  
18.Oblt. Bohmann, Heino +26341940  
19.Kptlt. Dierksen, Reiner +32311940  
20.Kptlt. Drewitz, Hans-Joachim +32321940  
21.Oblt. Eck, Heinz-Wilhelm24341940  
22.Hinrichs, Otto2636   
23.Cabolet, Servais323722 Jul 1940  
24.Rasch, Karl-Heinz +263811 Aug 1940  
25.Ebert, Eberhard33IX/39Sep 1940  
26.Ltn. Becker, Klaus-Helmuth +2236Oct 1940  
27.Oblt. Bauer, Hermann +2336Nov 1940  
28.Bork, Helmut3039Nov 1940  
29.Ltn. Claussen, Emil +2337a14 Nov 1940  
30.Ltn. Hagenau, Karl-Heinz2137b15 Nov 1940  
31.Brüllau, Heinz-Ehler223919 Nov 1940  
32.Dankleff, Walter +343520 Nov 1940  
33.Bischoff, Gustav +24X/3927 Nov 1940  
34.Böhm, Hermann29X/3728 Nov 1940  
35.Callsen, Peter293928 Nov 1940  
36.Boehmer, Wolfgang20XII/391 Dec 1940  
37.Oblt. Struckmeier, Rolf24351940  
38.Ltn. Barleben, Curt +314 Dec 1940  
39.Ltn. Frerks, Paul323925 Dec 1940  
40.Oblt. Grau, Peter-Ottmar253425 Dec 1940  
41.Oblt. Sporn, Wolfgang283425 Dec 1940  
42.KrvKpt. Neitzel, Karl39231940  
43.Aldegarmann, Wolfgang +241941  
44.Ltn. Ballert, Sarto +2337b1941  
45.Becker, Philipp19401941  
46.Bensel, Rolf Rüdiger17401941  
47.Oblt. Bertelsmann, Hans-Joachim +2436Jan 1941  
48.Blaudow, Ernst-Ulrich +261941  
49.Ltn. Brauel, Wilhelm2637b1941  
50.Breun, Gerhard20401941  
51.Ltn. Börner, Hans-Joachim +2237b1941  
52.Drescher, Günther2138   
53.Falke, Hans +211941  
54.Oblt. Finke, Otto +25361941  
55.Frahm, Karl27   
56.Johannsen, Hans301941  
57.Mannesmann, Gert +3033   
58.Oblt. Soden-Fraunhofen, Ulrich Graf von +2735   
59.Kptlt. Rostin, Erwin +3332   
60.Ballert, Rene20XII/391 Feb 1941  
61.Oblt. Borm, Carl2933   
62.Block, Helmut +253824 Mar 1941  
63.Ltn. Albrecht, Rolf Heinrich Fritz2037b2 Apr 1941  
64.Ltn. Hohmann, Otto313718 Apr 1941  
65.Ahlefeld, Hunold von184031 May 1941  
66.Berends, Fritz +34Jun 1941  
67.Buhr, Johann de +2934/4019 Jul 1941  
68.Benthin, Karl-Dietrich204018 Oct 1941  
69.Kptlt. Clausen, Heinz-Ehlert323623 Oct 1941  U-403
70.Hoß, Hans Julius19   
71.Ltn. Claussen, August-Wilhelm +2237b1941  
72.Baumann, Heinz194012 Nov 1941  
73.Ltn. Abel, Dr. Ulrich +29X/3915 Nov 1941  
74.Ltn. Bach, Helmut343922 Nov 1941  
75.Baum, Heinz29401941  
76.Ltn. Bitter, Otto2337b1942  
77.Brand, Wilhelm26X/391942  
78.Ltn. Breckwoldt, Friedrich29IX/391942  
79.Elsinghorst, Josef25391942  
80.Ltn. Hensellek, Ortwin3039   
81.Niemeyer, Heinrich31X/39   
82.Clemens, Johannes +3031 Mar 1942  
83.Ltn. Bade, Hans-Botho +32X/3910 Jun 1942  
84.Eberlein, Otto +28381 Aug 1942  
85.Ellerlage, Hermann304017 Jul 1943  

85 U-boat Commanders decorated with Minesweeper War Badge (Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch, Ubootsjagd und Sichrungsverbande) 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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