DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Claus Jacob, Lieutenant Imperial Navy / Lieutenant-Commander Third Reich Navy. Foto : Schleswig Holstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 The ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) 2 ) Hamburg Hanseatic Cross, 28-6-1917. Awarded for service aboard the "Schleswig-Holstein". Edited March 19, 2010 by DDD777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Schleswig Holstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 2 WW-1 Veterans Cross, 8-2-35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 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 ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Vice-Admiral Otto von Schradcr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Report regarding the loss of his Minesweeper due to a mine-explosion on 19-6-40 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 ... due to which 2 crew members were KIA ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 ... and the majority of the rest of the crew injured incl. himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Wound Badge in Black, 20-7-40. Signed by the CO. of the 18.M.S.Flott., Korvettenkapitan Anseim Lautenschlager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Iron Cross 1st CL. 19-9-40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Signed by the CO. of the Fleet, Admiral Gunther Lutjens ( Kn.Cr. : 14-6-40.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Minesweepers badge, Nov.40. Signed by the CO. of the Minesweeper Forces "West". Captain Friedrich Ruge ( Kn.Cr.: 21-10-40 ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Minesweepers Badge , 1 5-12-40. Signed by the CO.of the Minesweeper Forces "North", Captain Kurt Bonnier ( Kn.Cr.: 6-10-40 ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Italian Military Valor Cross, 10-9-42. "Sul Campo"( "in the field Award ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Together with covering letter, 29-10-42. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 German Cross in Gold, 3-7-44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) 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 ). Edited March 19, 2010 by DDD777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) 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. Edited March 19, 2010 by DDD777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDD777 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 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 !. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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