Herbert Wohlfarth

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Herbert Wohlfarth
Born	(1915-06-05)5 June 1915 Kanazawa, Japan
Died	13 August 1982(1982-08-13) (aged 67) Villingen, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1933–45
Rank	Kapitänleutnant
Commands	U-14, U-137, U-556
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	U-boat War Badge Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinrich Wilhelm Herbert Wohlfarth^[1] (5 June 1915 – 13 August 1982) was a German naval officer and U-boat commander during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He can be seen on Die Deutsche Wochenschau newsreel 574 of 3 September 1941 receiving this decoration from Doenitz. The film on return from the patrol made sometime before his later capture.