Felix Zymalkowski Military person

Prof. Dr. Felix Zymalkowski (13 August 1913 in Berlin-Grünau – 17 August 2004 in Bonn) was a German Schnellboot commander in World War II, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and since 1963 professor of pharmaceutical chemistry. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.Zymalkowski was a student of Karl Wilhelm Rosenmund at the University of Kiel. He achieved his habilitation in 1955 before he was called to the University of Bonn in 1963.On 27 November 1944 Zymalkowski married Barbara Zimmermann. The marriage produced two daughters, Katharina born 1946 and Brigitte born 1948.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 13, 1913
Birth place
Berlin
Date of deathAugust 17, 2004
Place of death
Bonn

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
Spanish Civil War
military command
8. Schnellbootsflottille
Schnellboot S-14 S-22 S-39 S-67
military unit
Gorch Fock (1933)
German battleship Gneisenau
German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee
German cruiser Karlsruhe
service start1934
service end1945

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External resources

  1. http://en.ww2awards.com/person/15549
  2. http://www.deutsche-marinesoldaten.de/lebenslaeufe/ritterkreuz/t-z/zymalkowski.htm