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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Lüth, Wolfgang August Eugen |
| Date of birth: | October 15th, 1913 (Riga/Latvia, Russia)
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| Date of death: |
May 12th, 1945 (Flensburg-Mürwik/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
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German |
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SPANIENKREUZ, BRONZE
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant zur See (Luitenant ter Zee)
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Unit:
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I.Wachoffizier U-38
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Awarded on:
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June 6th, 1939
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MEDAILLE ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DEN 1. OKTOBER 1938
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant zur See
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Unit:
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U.-Flotille "Salzwedel"
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Awarded on:
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September 16th, 1939
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Details:
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Data according to the award document, in the Soldbuch the mentioned date is April 5th 1939.
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EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant zur See (Luitenant ter Zee)
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Unit:
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Unterseeboot Schule
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Awarded on:
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January 25th, 1940
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U-BOOT KRIEGSABZEICHEN (OHNE BRILLIANTEN)
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant zur See
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Awarded on:
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February 18th, 1940
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Details:
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Data according to the award document, in the Soldbuch the mentioned date is February 20th 1940.
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EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE
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Rank:
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Oberleutnant zur See (Luitenant ter Zee)
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Unit:
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Unterseeboot Schule
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Awarded on:
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May 15th, 1940
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CROCE AL VALORE DI GUERRA
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Rank:
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Kapitänleutnant (Kapitein-luitenant ter Zee)
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Unit:
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Kommandant U-43
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Awarded on:
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November 1st, 1941
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB
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Rank:
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Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant)
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Unit:
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Kommandant U 181
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Awarded on:
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November 13th, 1942
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Details:
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142nd Award.
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| Picture source: |
- Wilco Vermeer, Netherlands
- Colour photo: Willi Schumacher collection |
| Information source(s): |
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Internationale Militaria Magazine, Nr 111, February/March 2003, Verlag Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2004
- Berger, F., Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern – Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges, Selbstverlag Florian Berger, Wien, Österreich, 2002/03
- Dwulecki A., “Wolfgang Lüth: Unbekannte Verleihungen”, seite 18, Internationales Militaria Magazine Nr 129, September/Oktober 2007, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Helden der Wehrmacht, Sammelband (Miscellany), FZ-Verlag GmbH, München, Deutschland, 2000
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht |
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