| Friedrich-Karl Paul | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 January 1909 |
| Died | 1 May 1998 (aged 89) |
| Place of birth | Altdamm district of Stettin |
| Place of death | Kassel |
| Buried at | Zierenberg |
| Allegiance |
 Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Kriegsmarine German Navy |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
| Commands held |
2. Torpedobootflottille frigate Hipper |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Friedrich-Karl Herrmann Otto Paul (31 January 1909 – 1 May 1998) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was credited with the sinking of HMS Charybdis.
Awards[]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (8 April 1938)[1]
- Destroyer War Badge (26 August 1941)[1]
- German Cross in Gold (30 October 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 March 1945 as Korvettenkapitän and chief of the 2. Torpedobootflottille[2]
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2:L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2497-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Navy]. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-355-1.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.