Wolfgang Kaden
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Korvettenkapitän 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. He was killed in action
on 9 July 1942 near Hammerfest when his submarine chaser
U-Jäger 1110 ran into a naval mine
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Military reserve force
A military reserve force is a military organization composed of citizens of a country who combine a military role or career with a civilian career. They are not normally kept under arms and their main role is to be available to fight when a nation mobilizes for total war or to defend against invasion...
Wolfgang Kaden (5 December 1899 – 9 July 1942) was a Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a grade of the 1939 version of the 1813 created Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest award of Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II...
recipient during World War II. He is credited with the sinking of at least three submarines including the British submarine HMS H49
HMS H49
HMS H49 was a British H class submarine built by William Beardmore and Company, Dalmuir. She was laid down on 15 July 1919 and commissioned on 25 October 1919....
on 18 October 1940 off of Texel
Texel
Texel is a municipality and an island in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the biggest and most populated of the Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea, and also the westernmost of this archipelago, which extends to Denmark...
and the Soviet submarine K-23 commanded by Magomet Gadzhiyev
Magomet Gadzhiyev
Magomet Imadutinovich Gadzhiyev was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union. He fought and died during World War II.-Biography:...
on 12 May 1942 off of Nordkyn. He was killed in action
Killed in action
Killed in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
on 9 July 1942 near Hammerfest when his submarine chaser
Submarine chaser
A submarine chaser is a small and fast naval vessel specially intended for anti-submarine warfare. Although similar vessels were designed and used by many nations, this designation was most famously used by ships built by the United States of America...
U-Jäger 1110 ran into a naval mine
Naval mine
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, an enemy vessel...
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Awards
- Iron CrossIron CrossThe Iron Cross is a cross symbol typically in black with a white or silver outline that originated after 1219 when the Kingdom of Jerusalem granted the Teutonic Order the right to combine the Teutonic Black Cross placed above a silver Cross of Jerusalem....
(1939) 2nd and 1st Class - Knight's Cross of the Iron CrossKnight's Cross of the Iron CrossThe Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a grade of the 1939 version of the 1813 created Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest award of Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II...
on 18 December 1940 as Kapitänleutnant of the Reserves and commander of U-Jäger 116