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| Birth | 14 June 1934 | |
| Death | March 1971 (aged 36 years) | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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Biography
Karl-Heinz Fischer (23 July 1913 – 12 August 1993) was a highly decorated Obersteuermann of the Reserves in the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (30 May 1940)
- 1st Class (29 April 1943)
- Minesweeper War Badge (1 February 1941)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (29 April 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 May 1943 as Steuermannsmaat and coxswain on Vorpostenboot VP-711 in the 7. Vorpostenflottille
- Naval Front Clasp in Bronze (1 May 1945)
- ^ Dörr 1995, p. 170.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 152.