Walter Käding

Walter Käding (14 September 1915 in Berlin – 4 January 1991 in Bremen) was a German watch officer and coxwain 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.

Awards

 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (5 April 1939)
 * Spanish Cross (6 June 1939)
 * Memel Medal (26 October 1939)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (11 December 1940)
 * 1st Class (25 August 1941)
 * U-boat War Badge (1939) (11 December 1940)
 * U-boat Front Clasp
 * in Bronze (9 January 1945)
 * in Silver (1945)
 * German Cross in Gold on 6 September 1943 as Obersteuermann on U-123/2. Unterseeboots-Flottille
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Obersteuermann and 3rd watch officer and coxswain on U-123