Karl-Conrad Mecke | |
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Born | 30 December 1894 |
Died | 26 May 1982 | (aged 87)
Place of birth | Bremen |
Place of death | Kiel |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Kriegsmarine |
Rank | Kapitän zur See |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl-Conrad Mecke (30 December 1894 – 26 May 1982) was a Kapitän zur See 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 (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 April 1943 as Kapitän zur See and commander of 22. Marine-Flak-Regiment[1]
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 305.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. 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.