Reinhard König

Reinhard König (30 March 1909, in Hanau – 28 March 1998, in Bischofsheim) was a German chief engineer 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

 * Spanish Cross in Bronze (6 June 1939)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (22 September 1940)
 * 1st Class (31 March 1943)
 * Auxiliary Cruiser Badge (30 December 1941)
 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 October 1942)
 * U-boat War Badge (1939) (11 February 1943)
 * War Merit Cross with Swords 2nd Class (1 September 1943)
 * U-boat Front Clasp
 * in Bronze (14 October 1944)
 * in Silver (15 March 1945)
 * German Cross in Gold on 12 December 1943 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) on U-123/2. Unterseeboots-Flottille
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 July 1944 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-123