| Eberhard Wolfram | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 July 1882 |
| Died | 6 January 1947 (aged 64) |
| Place of birth | Gerbstedt |
| Place of death | Hamburg |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1900–1943 |
| Rank | Vizeadmiral |
| Unit |
SMS Charlotte SMS Kaiser Karl der Große SMS Tiger SMS Westfalen |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Eberhard Wolfram (24 July 1882 – 6 January 1947) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and 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[]
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (1 August 1916)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords (14 February 1919)[1]
- Service award (Prussia) (5 March 1922)[1]
- Friedrich August Cross 1st Class (5 March 1922)[1]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Minesweepers, Sub-Chasers and Escort-Vessel War Badge
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 May 1941 as Konteradmiral and Befehshaber der Sicherung der Nordsee (Commander-in-Chief of the security North Sea)[2]
References[]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z. Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2497-2.
- 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.
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