Decorations
Minesweeper War Badge
Kriegsabzeichen für Minensuch, Ubootsjagd und Sichrungsverbande
| 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 rank | Age | Crew | Date | U-boat Command(s) held * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  | Lührs, Dierk | 19 | 38 | |||
| 2. | Beckmann, Heinz + | 26 | X/39 | 1940 | |||
| 3. | Kptlt. | Borcherdt, Ulrich + | 30 | 33 | 1940 | ||
| 4. | | Bremen, Hanskurt von | 21 | 38 | 1940 | ||
| 5. | | Buscher, Hans | 21 | 38 | 1940 | ||
| 6. | | Carlsen, Claus-Peter | 20 | 37b | 1940 | ||
| 7. | Christiansen, Helmuth | 21 | 38 | 1940 | |||
| 8. | | Damerow, Wolf-Dietrich + | 20 | 37b | 1940 | ||
| 9. | | Oblt. | Dangschat, Günther + | 24 | 35 | 1940 | |
| 10. | | Oblt. | Diggins, Kurt | 27 | 34 | 1940 | |
| 11. | | Ehrich, Heinz + | 20 | 37b | 1940 | ||
| 12. | Emde, Bernhard | 22 | 37b | 1940 | |||
| 13. | | Erdmann, Dieter | 19 | 38 | 1940 | ||
| 14. | | Werner, Herbert A. | 19 | XII/39 | 1940 | ||
| 15. | Kptlt. | Brodda, Heinrich + | 36 | 1940 | |||
| 16. | | Ltn. | Kandler, Hans-Albrecht + | 22 | 37a | ||
| 17. | | Oblt. | Brandi, Albrecht | 25 | 35 | Apr 1940 | |
| 18. | | Oblt. | Bohmann, Heino + | 26 | 34 | 1940 | |
| 19. | | Kptlt. | Dierksen, Reiner + | 32 | 31 | 1940 | |
| 20. | | Kptlt. | Drewitz, Hans-Joachim + | 32 | 32 | 1940 | |
| 21. | | Oblt. | Eck, Heinz-Wilhelm | 24 | 34 | 1940 | |
| 22. | | Hinrichs, Otto | 26 | 36 | |||
| 23. | Cabolet, Servais | 32 | 37 | 22 Jul 1940 | |||
| 24. | Rasch, Karl-Heinz + | 26 | 38 | 11 Aug 1940 | |||
| 25. | Ebert, Eberhard | 33 | IX/39 | Sep 1940 | |||
| 26. | | Ltn. | Becker, Klaus-Helmuth + | 22 | 36 | Oct 1940 | |
| 27. | | Oblt. | Bauer, Hermann + | 23 | 36 | Nov 1940 | |
| 28. | Bork, Helmut | 30 | 39 | Nov 1940 | |||
| 29. | | Ltn. | Claussen, Emil + | 23 | 37a | 14 Nov 1940 | |
| 30. | | Ltn. | Hagenau, Karl-Heinz | 21 | 37b | 15 Nov 1940 | |
| 31. | Brüllau, Heinz-Ehler | 22 | 39 | 19 Nov 1940 | |||
| 32. | | Dankleff, Walter + | 34 | 35 | 20 Nov 1940 | ||
| 33. | | Bischoff, Gustav + | 24 | X/39 | 27 Nov 1940 | ||
| 34. | Böhm, Hermann | 29 | X/37 | 28 Nov 1940 | |||
| 35. | Callsen, Peter | 29 | 39 | 28 Nov 1940 | |||
| 36. | | Boehmer, Wolfgang | 20 | XII/39 | 1 Dec 1940 | ||
| 37. | | Oblt. | Struckmeier, Rolf | 24 | 35 | 1940 | |
| 38. | Ltn. | Barleben, Curt + | 31 | 4 Dec 1940 | |||
| 39. | Ltn. | Frerks, Paul | 32 | 39 | 25 Dec 1940 | ||
| 40. | | Oblt. | Grau, Peter-Ottmar | 25 | 34 | 25 Dec 1940 | |
| 41. | | Oblt. | Sporn, Wolfgang | 28 | 34 | 25 Dec 1940 | |
| 42. | | KrvKpt. | Neitzel, Karl | 39 | 23 | 1940 | |
| 43. | | Aldegarmann, Wolfgang + | 24 | 1941 | |||
| 44. | | Ltn. | Ballert, Sarto + | 23 | 37b | 1941 | |
| 45. | Becker, Philipp | 19 | 40 | 1941 | |||
| 46. | Bensel, Rolf Rüdiger | 17 | 40 | 1941 | |||
| 47. | | Oblt. | Bertelsmann, Hans-Joachim + | 24 | 36 | Jan 1941 | |
| 48. | Blaudow, Ernst-Ulrich + | 26 | 1941 | ||||
| 49. | | Ltn. | Brauel, Wilhelm | 26 | 37b | 1941 | |
| 50. | | Breun, Gerhard | 20 | 40 | 1941 | ||
| 51. | | Ltn. | Börner, Hans-Joachim + | 22 | 37b | 1941 | |
| 52. | | Drescher, Günther | 21 | 38 | |||
| 53. | Falke, Hans + | 21 | 1941 | ||||
| 54. | | Oblt. | Finke, Otto + | 25 | 36 | 1941 | |
| 55. | | Frahm, Karl | 27 | ||||
| 56. | Johannsen, Hans | 30 | 1941 | ||||
| 57. | | Mannesmann, Gert + | 30 | 33 | |||
| 58. | | Oblt. | Soden-Fraunhofen, Ulrich Graf von + | 27 | 35 | ||
| 59. | | Kptlt. | Rostin, Erwin + | 33 | 32 | ||
| 60. | Ballert, Rene | 20 | XII/39 | 1 Feb 1941 | |||
| 61. | | Oblt. | Borm, Carl | 29 | 33 | ||
| 62. | Block, Helmut + | 25 | 38 | 24 Mar 1941 | |||
| 63. | | Ltn. | Albrecht, Rolf Heinrich Fritz | 20 | 37b | 2 Apr 1941 | |
| 64. | Ltn. | Hohmann, Otto | 31 | 37 | 18 Apr 1941 | ||
| 65. | | Ahlefeld, Hunold von | 18 | 40 | 31 May 1941 | ||
| 66. | Berends, Fritz + | 34 | Jun 1941 | ||||
| 67. | Buhr, Johann de + | 29 | 34/40 | 19 Jul 1941 | |||
| 68. | Benthin, Karl-Dietrich | 20 | 40 | 18 Oct 1941 | |||
| 69. | Kptlt. | Clausen, Heinz-Ehlert | 32 | 36 | 23 Oct 1941 | U-403 | |
| 70. | | Hoß, Hans Julius | 19 | ||||
| 71. | | Ltn. | Claussen, August-Wilhelm + | 22 | 37b | 1941 | |
| 72. | Baumann, Heinz | 19 | 40 | 12 Nov 1941 | |||
| 73. | | Ltn. | Abel, Dr. Ulrich + | 29 | X/39 | 15 Nov 1941 | |
| 74. | Ltn. | Bach, Helmut | 34 | 39 | 22 Nov 1941 | ||
| 75. | Baum, Heinz | 29 | 40 | 1941 | |||
| 76. | | Ltn. | Bitter, Otto | 23 | 37b | 1942 | |
| 77. | Brand, Wilhelm | 26 | X/39 | 1942 | |||
| 78. | Ltn. | Breckwoldt, Friedrich | 29 | IX/39 | 1942 | ||
| 79. | Elsinghorst, Josef | 25 | 39 | 1942 | |||
| 80. | Ltn. | Hensellek, Ortwin | 30 | 39 | |||
| 81. | | Niemeyer, Heinrich | 31 | X/39 | |||
| 82. | Clemens, Johannes + | 30 | 31 Mar 1942 | ||||
| 83. | Ltn. | Bade, Hans-Botho + | 32 | X/39 | 10 Jun 1942 | ||
| 84. | | Eberlein, Otto + | 28 | 38 | 1 Aug 1942 | ||
| 85. | Ellerlage, Hermann | 30 | 40 | 17 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.