Hellmut Rohweder

Hellmut Rohweder (17 January 1914 – 9 February 2008) was a German chief engineer (Leitender Ingenieur abbreviated LI) on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Rohweder served on GS U-17 (1935) under the command of Heinz von Reiche and Udo Behrends, on GS U-69 (1940) under Jost Metzler, on GS U-514 under Hans-Jürgen Auffermann, and on GS U-673 under Ernst-August Gerke.

Awards

 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 June 1936)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (8 March 1940)
 * 1st Class (12 April 1941)
 * U-boat War Badge (1939) (2 May 1940)
 * U-boat Front Clasp in Bronze (20 October 1944)
 * German Cross in Gold on 7 August 1943 as Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) on U-514/10. Unterseeboots-Flottille
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 November 1943 as Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-69 and U-514