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Joachim Schepke
Military Person
1912 – 1941
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Who was Joachim Schepke?
Lieutenant-Commander Joachim Schepke was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was the seventh 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 by the Third Reich to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. It was Germany's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Joachim Schepke.
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- Born
- Mar 8, 1912
Flensburg - Nationality
- Germany
- Nazi Germany
- Lived in
- Flensburg
- Died
- Mar 17, 1941
Atlantic Ocean
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on July 23, 2013
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