Rudolf Heynsen

Rudolf Heynsen
Rudolf Heynsen
Born	22 August 1890; Eutin
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1919); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine; Reichsmarine; Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1914–1919; 1936–1945
Rank	Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves
Commands held	27. Minensuchflottille
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of the Atlantic;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rudolf Heynsen (22 August 1890 in Eutin – 26 May 1974 in Hamburg) was a German naval officer and commander of the 27. Minensuchflottille in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He graduated from the Thomasschule zu Leipzig in 1911.^[1]

Awards

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (8 January 1942)^[2]
- 1st Class (12 June 1942)^[2]
Minesweeper War Badge (17 July 1941)^[2]
German Cross in Gold on 13 June 1944 as Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves in the 7. Minensuchflottille^[3]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 April 1945 as Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves zur Verwendung (for disposition) and chief of the 27. Minensuchflottille^[4]

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Citations

↑ Richard Sachse, Karl Ramshorn, Reinhart Herz: Die Lehrer der Thomasschule zu Leipzig 1832–1912. Die Abiturienten der Thomasschule zu Leipzig 1845–1912. B. G. Teubner Verlag, Leipzig 1912, S. 130.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Dörr 1995, p. 250.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 185.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 226.

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[1] Richard Sachse, Karl Ramshorn, Reinhart Herz: Die Lehrer der Thomasschule zu Leipzig 1832–1912. Die Abiturienten der Thomasschule zu Leipzig 1845–1912. B. G. Teubner Verlag, Leipzig 1912, S. 130.

[D.C3.B6rr_p250-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Dörr 1995, p. 250.

[3] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 185.

[4] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 226.

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Rudolf Heynsen
Born	(1890-08-22)22 August 1890 Eutin
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Hamburg
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kaiserliche Marine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1914–1919 1936–1945
Rank	Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves
Commands held	27. Minensuchflottille
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross