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| − | ''[[Korvettenkapitän]]'' (naval corvette captain or lieutenant-commander) ''of the [[Military reserve force|Reserves]]'' '''Wolfgang Kaden''' (5 December 1899 – 9 July 1942) was a [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] recipient during World War II. He is credited with the sinking of at least three submarines including the British submarine [[HMS H49|HMS ''H49'']] on 18 October 1940 off of |
+ | ''[[Korvettenkapitän]]'' (naval corvette captain or lieutenant-commander) ''of the [[Military reserve force|Reserves]]'' '''Wolfgang Kaden''' (5 December 1899 – 9 July 1942) was a [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] recipient during World War II. He is credited with the sinking of at least three submarines including the British submarine [[HMS H49|HMS ''H49'']] on 18 October 1940 off of Texel and the Soviet submarine [[Soviet K class submarine|''K-23'']] commanded by [[Magomet Gadzhiyev]] on 12 May 1942 off of [[Nordkyn]].<ref name="Range p100"/> He was [[killed in action]] on 9 July 1942 near Hammerfest when his [[submarine chaser]] ''U-Jäger 1110'' ran into a [[naval mine]].<ref>Scherzer 2007, p. 427.</ref>{{#tag:ref|According Range his boat was torpedoed by a Soviet submarine.<ref name="Range p100"/>|group="Notes"}} |
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| Born | 5 December 1899 |
| Died | 9 July 1942 (aged 42) |
| Place of birth | Leipzig[Notes 1] |
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| Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Kriegsmarine |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves (posthumous) |
| Commands held | U-Jäger 116, U-Jäger 1110 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Korvettenkapitän (naval corvette captain or lieutenant-commander) of the Reserves Wolfgang Kaden (5 December 1899 – 9 July 1942) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient during World War II. He is credited with the sinking of at least three submarines including the British submarine HMS H49 on 18 October 1940 off of Texel and the Soviet submarine K-23 commanded by Magomet Gadzhiyev on 12 May 1942 off of Nordkyn.[1] He was killed in action on 9 July 1942 near Hammerfest when his submarine chaser U-Jäger 1110 ran into a naval mine.[2][Notes 2]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 December 1940 as Kapitänleutnant of the Reserves and commander of U-Jäger 116[3]
Notes
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Range, Clemens (1974). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine. Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.