Kriegsmarine Claus Jacob

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Claus Jacob, Lieutenant Imperial Navy / Lieutenant-Commander Third Reich Navy.

Foto : Schleswig Holstein

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Iron Cross 1914 2nd CL, 23-12-1916.

Battleship "Schleswig-Holstein" ( printed ) issue.

Awarded for the famous "Battle of Jutland ",

Signed by the CO. of the "Schleswig-Holstein", Captain Eduard Varrentrapp.

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The ship

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2 ) Hamburg Hanseatic Cross, 28-6-1917.

Awarded for service aboard the "Schleswig-Holstein".

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Schleswig Holstein

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2 WW-1 Veterans Cross, 8-2-35.

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2 1939 Bar to the 1914 Iron Cross 2nd Cl., 19-2-40.

Signed by the CO. of the North Sea NavySecurity Forces,

Vice-Admiral Otto von Schradcr

( Kn.Cr.: 19-8-43. 19-7-45 he comitted suicide ).

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Vice-Admiral Otto von Schradcr

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Report regarding the loss of his Minesweeper due to a mine-explosion on 19-6-40 ...

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... due to which 2 crew members were KIA ...

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... and the majority of the rest of the crew injured incl. himself.

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Wound Badge in Black, 20-7-40.

Signed by the CO. of the 18.M.S.Flott.,

Korvettenkapitan Anseim Lautenschlager.

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Iron Cross 1st CL. 19-9-40.

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Signed by the CO. of the Fleet,

Admiral Gunther Lutjens

( Kn.Cr. : 14-6-40.)

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He was KIA 27-5-41 aboard the "Bismarck".

http://www.battleshipbismarck.info/admiral_lutjens.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_L%C3%BCtjens

http://www.kbismarck.com/crew/lutjens.html

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Minesweepers badge, Nov.40.

Signed by the CO. of the Minesweeper Forces "West".

Captain Friedrich Ruge

( Kn.Cr.: 21-10-40 ).

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Minesweepers Badge , 1 5-12-40.

Signed by the CO.of the Minesweeper Forces "North",

Captain Kurt Bonnier

( Kn.Cr.: 6-10-40 ).

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Italian Military Valor Cross, 10-9-42.

"Sul Campo"( "in the field Award ).

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Together with covering letter, 29-10-42.

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German Cross in Gold, 3-7-44

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12) Navy Signals service telegram by the C.in C. of the Navy, Admiral Donitz,

announcing the award of the German Cross in Gold to him, 5-7-44.

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Navy Signals Service telegram by the CO. of the 4.Sich.Div.,

congratulating him with the award of the German Cross in Gold, 5-7-44.

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He served WW-1 a.o. aboard the Battleship "Schleswig-Holstein"and took aboard this ship part in the famous Dec.1916 Battle of Jutland. 1939-June 40 he served as CO. of M-1802 of the 1 S.M.S.Flott., then operating in the west. This former fishing trawler that was 19-6-40 destroyed by an exploding mine. After recovery from his injury he served with several Navy Staffs ( a.o. in France ). Febr.41-Sept.44 he served as Chief of Staff with the 4.Sich.Div., operating in french ( west) coastal waters ( a.o. based at Lorient and La Rochelle ).

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Due to the allied invasion at Normandy, the unit was disbanded Sept.44. Sept.44-March 45 he served with the Staff of the Navy CO. in The Netherlands after which he became CO. of the dutch island Texel.

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In this capacity he must have been involved in the surpressing of the 5th of April 45 uprising of the russian ( Georgian Legion ) troops on the island !.