Erich Topp Military person

Rear Admiral Erich Topp (2 July 1914 – 26 December 2005) was the third most successful of German U-Boot Experten commanders of World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He sank 35 ships for a total of 197,460 gross register tons (GRT).

Personal facts

Birth date	July 02, 1914
Birth place	Hanover
Date of death	December 26, 2005
Place of death	Süßen

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allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
award	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross U-boat War Badge
military command	Flottillenchef 27th U-boat Flotilla 1942-09-1945-03 U-2513 1945-04-27-1945-05-08 U-3010 1945-03-23-1945-04-26 U-552 1940-12-04-1942-09-08 U-57 1940-05-05-1940-09-15
military unit	7th U-boat Flotilla 1st U-boat Flotilla 11th U-boat Flotilla 4th U-boat Flotilla
service start	1934
service end	1958