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Karl-Conrad Mecke
Born (1894-12-30)30 December 1894
Died 26 May 1982(1982-05-26) (aged 87)
Place of birth Bremen
Place of death Kiel
Allegiance Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service/branch War Ensign of Germany 1938-1945 Kriegsmarine
Rank Kapitän zur See
Battles/wars

World War II

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.

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Citations
  1. 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. 

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