Karl Jäckel
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Karl Jäckel
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| Born | 20 December 1913 Gladbeck, Westphalia |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Neubrandenburg |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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 Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1937–45 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant (Ing) |
| Unit | U-29, U-160, U-907 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl Jäckel (20 December 1913, Gladbeck, Westphalia – 7 December 1984, Neubrandenburg) was a German U-boat coxswain in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Rettungsmedaille (5 June 1935)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1 October 1938 (9 October 1939)[1]
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (16 December 1939)[1]
- U-boat Front Clasp in Bronze (1944)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 28 October 1944 as Obersteuermann on U-907 in the 31. Unterseebootflottille[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1945 as Obersteuermann and helmsman on U-907[3][a]
Footnotes
- a Walther-Peer Fellgiebel, author of Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945, lists him as a recipient with a presentation date of 9 May 1945. Fellgiebel also indicates that Jäckel's paybook states a presentation date of 1 June 1945, after the Dönitz-decree prohibited the awarding of the Knight's Cross. Thus making him a de facto but not de jure recipient.[4] Franz Kurowski, author of Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service, and Clemens Range, author of Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine, list him with a presentation date of 28 May 1945.[5][6] Authors Rainer Busch and Hans-Joachim Röll list him as a 9 May 1945 recipient indicating that the paybook states a 1 June 1945 presentation date.[1]
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.
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External links
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- Deutsche Marinesoldaten
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
