Walter Käding Military person

Walter Käding (14 September 1915 in Berlin – 4 January 1991 in Bremen) was a German watch officer and coxswain on a U-boat in World War II 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.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 14, 1915
Birth place	Berlin
Date of death	January 04, 1991
Place of death	Bremen

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Military person

award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Battle of the Atlantic World War II Spanish Civil War
military unit	NRP Sagres III German cruiser Leipzig
service start	1935
service end	1945