Werner Lange

Werner Lange (18 July 1893 – 19 November 1965) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd Class (15 May 1916)
 * 1st Class (1 February 1918)
 * U-boat War Badge (1918) (14 December 1918)
 * Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (20 April 1918)
 * Honour Cross for Combatants (2 March 1935)
 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (16 October 1939)
 * 1st Class (27 May 1940)
 * German Cross in Gold (18 January 1944)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 October 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding admiral of the Aegean Sea