Werner Lange (18 July 1893 – 19 November 1965) was a Vizeadmiral with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Werner Lange | |
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.jpg) Werner Lange (outer left, behind Kurt Fricke) in Athens 1943 | |
| Born | 18 July 1893 |
| Died | 19 November 1965 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance |  German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1912–45 |
| Rank | Vizeadmiral |
| Commands | Cruiser Emden |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards
edit- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (15 May 1916) & 1st Class (1 February 1918)[1]
- U-boat War Badge (1918) (14 December 1918)[1]
- Hanseatic Cross of Hamburg (20 April 1918)[1]
- The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (2 March 1935)[1]
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (16 October 1939) & 1st Class (27 May 1940)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 8 January 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding admiral of the Aegean Sea[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 October 1944 as Vizeadmiral and commanding admiral of the Aegean Sea[3]
References
editCitations
editBibliography
edit- Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
- 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.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
