Hans Stohwasser (4 May 1884 – 30 May 1967) was a Vizeadmiral in the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Hans Stohwasser | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 May 1884 |
| Died | 30 May 1967 (aged 83) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Kriegsmarine |
| Rank | Vizeadmiral |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards edit
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (27 January 1915) & 1st Class (31 May 1916)[1]
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg[1]
- Military Merit Cross of Mecklenburg 2nd Class[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Albert Order of Saxony 1st Class with Swords[1]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th to 1st Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (11 January 1935)[1]
- Sudetenland Medal (20 December 1939)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 November 1939) & 1st Class (22 April 1940)[1]
- Minesweepers, Sub-Chasers and Escort-Vessel War Badge (1 September 1940)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 November 1940 as Konteradmiral and Befehlshaber der Sicherung der Ostsee (Commander of the security of the Baltic Sea)[2]
References edit
Citations edit
Bibliography edit
- Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2:L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2497-2.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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