Ernst Schirlitz
Appearance
Ernst Schirlitz | |
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Born | Christburg, West Prussia | 7 September 1893
Died | 27 November 1978 Kiel | (aged 85)
Allegiance | |
Service/ | Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1912–45 |
Rank | Vizeadmiral |
Unit | SMS Hertha SMS Freya SMS Friedrich Carl SMS Fürst Bismarck; Luftschiff "L 7", "L 20", "L 33" |
Battles/wars | World War I
World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Ernst Schirlitz (7 September 1893 – 27 November 1978) was a German vice admiral in the navy (Kriegsmarine) of Nazi Germany. He served during World War II and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He surrendered at the end of World War II after the Allied siege of La Rochelle.
Schirlitz served as a watch officer on Luftschiff "L 33" which crashed in Little Wigborough, Essex on 24 September 1916. Schirlitz was taken prisoner of war by the British and was released in November 1919.[1]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914) 2nd and 1st Class[citation needed]
- German Cross in Gold on 1 December 1944 as Vizeadmiral in fortress La Rochelle[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 March 1945 as Vizeadmiral and as commander Atlantic coast and of fortress La Rochelle.[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from Sztum County
- World War I prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
- Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I
- Reichsmarine personnel
- Vice admirals of the Kriegsmarine
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Military personnel from West Prussia
- German Navy personnel stubs