Friedrich Ruge Military person

Friedrich Oskar Ruge (24 December 1894 – 3 July 1985) was an officer in the German Navy and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He served as the first commander (Inspector of the Navy) of the post-war German Navy.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 24, 1894
Birth place	Leipzig
Date of death	July 03, 1985
Place of death	Tübingen

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Military person

allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) German Empire (to 1918) 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 World War I
relation	Peter von Zahn
service start	1914
service end	1914