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Götz Freiherr von Mirbach (12 September 1915 – 6 August 1968) was a naval captain with the
Kriegsmarine
The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...
during
World War II. He was a recipient of the
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of
Nazi Germany.
Mirbach was assigned to the 1. Schnellbootflottille attacking enemy shipping in the
English Channel, sinking a British destroyer and three armed merchant vessels among others.
He was later promoted to ''
Korvettenkapitän
() is the lowest ranking senior officer in a number of Germanic-speaking navies.
Austro-Hungary
Belgium
Germany
Korvettenkapitän, short: KKpt/in lists: KK, () is the lowest senior officer rank () in the German Navy.
Address
The offici ...
'' and served as commander of the 9. Schnellbootflottille; taking part in the attack on
Exercise Tiger on 28-29 April 1944.
Von Mirbach participated in the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
in
Helsinki, Finland. He was a member of the German
6 metre class sailing crew which finished in tenth place.
Awards
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Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (30 April 1940) & 1st Class (28 May 1940)
[Dörr 1996, p. 62.]
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Service Award (''Dienstauszeichnung'') 4th Class (5 April 1939)
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German Cross in Gold on 10 November 1942 as ''
Kapitänleutnant'' on ''S-48'' in the 4. Schnellbootflottille
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
** Knight's Cross on 14 August 1940 as ''
Oberleutnant zur See
''Oberleutnant zur See'' (''OLt zS'' or ''OLZS'' in the German Navy, ''Oblt.z.S.'' in the ''Kriegsmarine'') is traditionally the highest rank of Lieutenant in the German Navy. It is grouped as OF-1 in NATO.
The rank was introduced in the Imper ...
'' and commander of Schnellboot ''S-21'' in the 1. Schnellbootflottille
** Oak Leaves on 14 June 1944 as ''Kapitänleutnant'' and chief of the 9. Schnellbootflottille
[Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.]
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Fast Attack Craft War Badge with Diamonds (14 June 1944)
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1915 births
1968 deaths
People from Charlottenburg
Barons of Germany
Kriegsmarine personnel
Recipients of the Gold German Cross
Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
German male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors of Germany
Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 6 Metre
People from the Province of Brandenburg
Military personnel from Berlin