Heinrich Liebe
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Heinrich Liebe | |
|---|---|
 Liebe (right) | |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Kriegsmarine |
| Rank | Fregattenkapitan |
| Battles / wars | Battle of the Atlantic |
Heinrich Liebe (29 January 1908 – 27 July 1997) was a German naval officer during World War II. He served as a U-boat commander. Liebe was credited with sinking of 34 ships for a total of 187,267 gross register tons (GRT).
Awards
[edit]- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)[1]
- Olympic Games Decoration (20 April 1937)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (8 October 1939) & 1st Class (6 April 1940)[1]
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (16 December 1939)[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 14 August 1940 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-38[2]
- 13th Oak Leaves on 10 June 1941 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-38[2]
- Italian War Cross with Swords (2 December 1941)[1]
- War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (3 September 1944)[1]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Busch & Röll 2003, p. 48.
- ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 504.
Bibliography
[edit]- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (2003). Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945 [The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945] (in German). Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany: Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn. ISBN 978-3-8132-0515-2.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
