Peter-Erich Cremer Military person

Peter-Erich Cremer (25 March 1911 – 5 July 1992) was a German U-boat commander during the Second World War. He was half-English on his mother's side. He was also a 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 25, 1911
Birth place
Metz , Alsace-Lorraine
Date of deathJuly 05, 1992
Place of death
Hamburg

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Military person

allegiance
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
World War II
military command
U-152 1941-1-29 – 1941-7-21
U-2519 1944-11-15 – 1945
U-333 1941-8-25 – 1942-10-6
U-333 1943-5-18 – 1944-7-19
military unit
German destroyer Z6 Theodor Riedel
German cruiser Deutschland
German cruiser Köln
service start1932
service end1945

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External resources

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