Karl-Conrad Mecke | |
Birth Date: | 30 December 1894 |
Birth Place: | Bremen, German Empire |
Death Place: | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany |
Rank: | Kapitän zur See |
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Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl-Conrad Mecke (30 December 1894 – 26 May 1982) was a Kapitän zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and 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. Until 1955, Mecke was held as a prisoner of war by Finland, then the Soviet Union.
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