Hellmut Rohweder Military person

Hellmut Rohweder (17 January 1914 – 9 February 2008) was a German chief engineer (German: Leitender Ingenieur abbreviated LI) on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Rohweder served on U-17 under the command of Heinz von Reiche and Udo Behrends, on U-69 under Jost Metzler, on U-514 under Hans-Jürgen Auffermann, and on U-673 under Ernst-August Gerke.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 17, 1914
Birth place
Hagen
Date of deathFebruary 09, 2008
Place of death
Flintbek

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Military person

award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Battle of the Atlantic
World War II
military unit
German cruiser Leipzig
German cruiser Karlsruhe
service start1935
service end1935

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External resources

  1. http://uboat.net/men/rohweder.htm