Friedrich Kemnade Military person

Friedrich Walter Karl Kemnade (12 December 1911 – 29 January 2008) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and later served with the Bundesmarine. He was a recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuz mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 12, 1911
Birth place	Bad Fallingbostel , Schwarmstedt
Date of death	January 29, 2008
Place of death	Hamburg

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Military person

allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) Weimar Republic (to 1933) West Germany
award	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	World War II
military command	3.Schnellbootflottille
military unit	German cruiser Nürnberg Niobe (schooner) German cruiser Emden German cruiser Königsberg German cruiser Karlsruhe
service start	1931
service end	1931