Wolfgang Kaden
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Wolfgang Kaden
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Wolfgang Kaden
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| Born | 5 December 1899 Leipzig[Notes 1] |
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| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1921) Nazi Germany |
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 Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1917–20 1934–42 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves (posthumous) |
| Unit | SMS Freya SMS Posen |
| Commands held | U-Jäger 116, U-Jäger 1110 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Korvettenkapitän (naval corvette captain or lieutenant-commander) of the Reserves Wolfgang Kaden (5 December 1899 – 9 July 1942) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipient during World War II. He is credited with the sinking of at least three submarines including the British submarine HMS H49 on 18 October 1940 off of Texel and the Soviet submarine K-23 commanded by Magomet Gadzhiyev on 12 May 1942 off of Nordkyn.[1] He was killed in action on 9 July 1942 near Hammerfest when his submarine chaser U-Jäger 1110 ran into a naval mine.[2][Notes 2]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Minesweeper War Badge[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 December 1940 as Kapitänleutnant of the Reserves and commander of U-Jäger 116[4]
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine surface fleet
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1 Oak Leaves with Navy Group Command West. 2 Knight's Cross on Widder (HSK-3), Oak Leaves on Michel (HSK-9). 3 Knight's Cross with the 2. Räumbootsflottille, Oak Leaves with the 8. Räumbootsflottille.
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing. see also List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the Kriegsmarine |
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