Georg Christiansen
| Georg Christiansen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 October 1914 |
| Died | 14 June 1997 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
.svg.png){kind=small} Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1934–1945 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
| Commands held | 1. Schnellbootflottille |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Georg Christiansen (21 October 1914 – 14 June 1997) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 December 1937)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 April 1940) & 1st Class (29 May 1940)[1]
- Fast Attack Craft War Badge (16 December 1940)[1]
- Kuban Shield (8 December 1944)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 8 May 1941 as Oberleutnant zur See and commander of Schnellboot S-101 in the 1. Schnellbootsflottille[2]
- 326th Oak Leaves on 13 November 1943 as Korvettenkapitän and chief of the 1. Schnellbootsflottille[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1995). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2453-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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