Werner Dobberstein
| Werner Dobberstein | |
|---|---|
 Werner Dobberstein | |
| Born |
4 April 1911 Roggenhausen district of Graudenz/ West Prussia |
| Died |
25 February 1993 (aged 81) Ahrensburg |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Weimar Republic (to 1933).svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
.svg.png){kind=small} Reichsmarine.svg.png){kind=small} Kriegsmarine German Navy |
| Years of service |
1930–45 1956–57 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
| Unit |
SSS Niobe cruiser Emden Meteor |
| Commands held | 5. Räumbootflottille |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Werner Dobberstein (4 April 1911 – 25 February 1993) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. After World War II he served in the Bundesmarine.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Memel Medal (26 October 1939)[1]
- Sudetenland Medal (26 October 1939)[1]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award (26 October 1939)[1]
- Olympic Games Decoration[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1941 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 5. Räumbootflottille[2]
- Minesweeper War Badge (1940)[1]
- Finnish Order of the Cross of Liberty 3rd Class (1940)[1]
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.
- 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). 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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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