Bundesrepublik Early 1957 Knight,s Cross

[Grant Broadhurst]

Hi ,

Here is my jewel in the crown , it took me 4 years to get her !

[Grant Broadhurst]

Front :

Has die flaws on the lower half of the 3 o'clock arm and all down the 9 o'clock arm .

Edited April 12, 2006 by Grant Broadhurst

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Back :

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The man himself :

KpLt.ing Philipp Lichtenberg .

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In the Bundesmarine :

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History :

Philipp Lichtenberg

Kapit?nleutnant (Ing.)

Born 09 September, 1909 Koblenz-Moselwei?

Died 14 December, 1993

Kapit?nleutnant (Ing.) Philipp Lichtenberg Decorations

23/11/1939 : Ubootskriegsabzeichen 1939

23/11/1939 : Iron Cross 2nd class (EK II)

11/11/1941 : Iron Cross 1st class (EK I)

25/03/1944 : Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (279)

: U-Bootsfrontspange

31/03/1945 : Knights Cross (140)

Ranks

01/04/1930 Oberheizer

01/11/1932 Maschinenmaat

01/11/1934 Obermaschinenmaat

01/03/1937 Obermaschinist

01/03/1940 Stabsobermaschinist

08/10/1940 Oberf?hnrich (Ing.)

01/01/1941 Leutnant (Ing.) (-35-)

01/11/1941 Oberleutnant (Ing.) (-50-)

01/10/1944 Kapit?nleutnant (Ing.)

U-boat Career

U-10 IIB Maschinenmaat 09.35 - 03.36

U-16 IIB Maschinenmaat 02.37 - 10.37

U-18 IIB Obermaschinist, 6 patrols, 77 days 10.37 - 06.40

U-96 VIIC LI 10.40 - 11.40

U-652 VIIC LI; 5 patrols, 96 days 04.41 - 12.41

U-37 IX LI 04.42 - 03.43

U-516 IXC LI; 4 patrols, 386 days 05.43 - 05.45

Philipp Lichtenberg joined the Reichsmarine in April 1928. He served for some years on torpedo boats and on minesweepers. When during late summer of 1935 the first U-boats were commisisoned he became a Maschinenmaat on U-10. So he was one of the rare U-boat men, who served nearly ten years in the U-boat force.

His first patrols he rode on U-18 as Obermaschinist. In 1941 Lichtenberg became an officer and served then for 8 months as leading engineer (LI) on U-652. Later he was training officer in the 22nd flotilla, before he in May 1943 became the LI on U-516. After war he spent 10 months in British captivity.

From 1956 he served in the Bundesmarine in several staff positions. In 1964 he retired as Fregattenkapit?n decorated with the Federal Merit Cross (Bundesverdienstkreuz).

Source:

D?rr, Manfred

Die Ritterkreuztr?ger der U-Bootwaffe

Band 2. K - Z

Biblio-Verlag, Osnabr?ck, 1989

ISBN 3-7648-1759-3

Edited April 12, 2006 by Grant Broadhurst

[David Gregory]

Grant,

Congratulations on a fascinating personal profile of the original owner, which certainly makes an otherwise anonymous item something special.

David

[DavidM]

Hello Grant

A really good quality, early RK. Add to it the known recipient and his history and you have one superb item there. Congratulations a really, really nice piece.

Thanks for showing it.