Felix Zymalkowski | |
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Born | 13 August 1913 Berlin- Grünau |
Died | 17 August 2004 Bonn | (aged 91)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1934–1945 |
Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
Unit |
SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Karlsruhe cruiser Admiral Graf Spee battleship Gneisenau |
Battles/wars |
Spanish Civil War World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Felix Zymalkowski (13 August 1913 – 17 August 2004) was a Nazi German naval officer and pharmaceutical chemist.
During World War II, Zymalkowski commanded a Schnellboot. His performance earned him multiple awards for excellence, [1] [2] culminating in the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in 1943. [3]
Subsequently, in 1944, Zymalkowski married Barbara Zimmermann. The marriage would produce two daughters, Katharina (born 1946) and Brigitte (born 1948). [4]
Zymalkowski studied under Karl Wilhelm Rosenmund after the war at the University of Kiel in West Germany. He habilitated in 1955 and became a full professor at the University of Bonn in 1963. [5] [6]
Felix Zymalkowski | |
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Born | 13 August 1913 Berlin- Grünau |
Died | 17 August 2004 Bonn | (aged 91)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Kriegsmarine |
Years of service | 1934–1945 |
Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
Unit |
SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Karlsruhe cruiser Admiral Graf Spee battleship Gneisenau |
Battles/wars |
Spanish Civil War World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Felix Zymalkowski (13 August 1913 – 17 August 2004) was a Nazi German naval officer and pharmaceutical chemist.
During World War II, Zymalkowski commanded a Schnellboot. His performance earned him multiple awards for excellence, [1] [2] culminating in the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in 1943. [3]
Subsequently, in 1944, Zymalkowski married Barbara Zimmermann. The marriage would produce two daughters, Katharina (born 1946) and Brigitte (born 1948). [4]
Zymalkowski studied under Karl Wilhelm Rosenmund after the war at the University of Kiel in West Germany. He habilitated in 1955 and became a full professor at the University of Bonn in 1963. [5] [6]