LEADER 00000nam 22004331i 4500 001 frd00038911 003 CtWfDGI 005 20201213211409.0 006 m o d 007 cr un ---auuuu 008 201203t20192019xx o 000 0 eng d 020 9781526718754|q(epub) 024 3 9781526718754 040 CtWfDGI|beng|erda|cCtWfDGI 041 1 eng|hger 043 e-gx--- 050 4 D781 082 04 940.54510943|223 100 1 Dixon, Jeremy,|d1965-|eauthor. 245 14 The U-Boat Commanders :|bKnight's Cross Holders 1939-1945 /|cJeremy Dixon. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bPen & Sword Books, |c[2019] 264 4 |c©2019 300 1 online resource (336 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rdaft 347 |bEPUB 506 Access limited to subscribing institutions. 520 "The Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz) was one of the highest decorations given for extreme acts of valor to all ranks of the German armed forces during the Second World War. Few awards captured the respect and admiration of the German public as the Knight's Cross - it was the greatest honor one could achieve. In the perilous and close-knit world of the U-boat crews the award of the decoration to their captain was an event of particular pride and sometimes it was even added to the boat's insignia. In all, there were 123 recipients, including their commander-in- chief Karl Dönitz, and Jeremy Dixon's highly illustrated book is the ideal guide to all these men and their wartime service. A graphic text accompanied by almost 200 archive photographs describes the exploits of each of them, including those who received the higher grades of the award. Full details are given of their tours of duty, the operations they took part in, how they won their award, how many ships they sank and their subsequent careers."-- |cProvided by Freading. 588 0 Publisher metadata. 610 10 Germany.|bKriegsmarine. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945|xNaval operations, German. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945|xNaval operations|xSubmarine. 650 7 HISTORY / Military / World War II.|2bisacsh 655 0 Electronic books. 914 frd00038911
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