Heinz Krey | |
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Born | 31 December 1921 |
Died | 23 May 1943 | (aged 21)
Place of birth | Wiesbaden |
Place of death | in the North Atlantic |
Buried at | 51°40′N 29°49′W / 51.667°N 29.817°W |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1939–1943 |
Rank | Leutnant (Ing.) |
Unit |
Schleswig-Holstein mine sweeper M-84 U-567, U-703, U-752 |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (posthumously) |
Heinz Krey (31 December 1921 in Wiesbaden – 23 May 1943 in the North Atlantic) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and a posthumous 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.
Awards
- Minesweeper War Badge (10 December 1941)[1]
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (28 September 1942)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1943 as Leutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-752[2]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Busch, Rainer and Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 3-8132-0515-0.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
External links
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