Werner Töniges Military person

Werner Töniges (7 January 1910 – 25 January 1995) was a Korvettenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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. He sailed with the Schnellboot "S 24", "S 26" and "S 102", sinking eighteen ships on 281 combat patrols, for a total of 86,200 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied shipping.

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Birth date	January 07, 1910
Birth place	Oberhausen
Date of death	January 25, 1995
Place of death	Essen

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allegiance	Nazi Germany
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	World War II Spanish Civil War
military command	Schnellboot S 24 S 26 and S 102
military unit	German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee SMS Schleswig-Holstein
service start	1935
service end	1945