Decorations

German Cross in Silver

Deutsches Kreuz in Silber



German Cross in Silver

The German Cross was awarded in two classes since 28th September 1941

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Deutsches Kreuz in Silber

German Cross in Gold

German Cross in Silver

The German Cross in Silver was awarded only for non combatants. In the U-boat-force f. e. Kapitän zur See Hans-Georg von Friedburg (BdU org.) got this decoration on 6th June 1942

Decorations ordered by last name

See this list sorted by date


Commander and rankAgeCrewDate  U-boat Command(s) held *
Kpt. Friedeburg, Hans-Georg von +46IV/146 Jun 1942  U-27

KrvKpt. Moehle, Karl-Heinz34301 May 1945  U-20, U-123

2 U-boat Commanders decorated with German Cross in Silver (Deutsches Kreuz 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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