Karl-Friedrich Künzel

Karl-Friedrich Robert Künzel (11 September 1918 – 25 December 1998) was a German Schnellboot commander 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

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (1 May 1940)
 * 1st Class (13 August 1940)
 * Fast Attack Craft War Badge (15 December 1940)
 * Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 4th Class (4 November 1941)
 * High Seas Fleet Badge (5 January 1943)
 * Crimea Shield (5 January 1943)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 December 1943 as Oberleutnant zur See and group leader and commander of Schnellboot S-28 in the 1. Schnellbootflottille
 * Kuban Shield (8 December 1944)