Friedrich Kemnade Explained

Friedrich Walter Karl Kemnade (12 December 1911 – 29 January 2008) was a German naval commander during World War II who later served with the Federal German Navy, reaching the rank of Konteradmiral. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

Friedrich Kemnade was born on 12 December 1911 in Schwarmstedt in the district of Fallingbostel near Hanover, Germany. He joined the military services of the Reichsmarine on 1 April 1931 as a naval officer candidate.

Kemnade joined the newly formed Federal German Navy on 1 April 1956 as a Fregattenkapitän (Commander) and became a Naval Administrator on the staff of the German Military Representative to NATO Military Committee in Washington, D.C. He received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his long service and contributions to the Bundeswehr in September 1970.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (30 April 1940) & 1st Class (24 December 1940)^[1]
• Wound Badge in Black (20 September 1940)^[1]
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th & 3rd Class
• Fast Attack Craft War Badge (11 March 1941)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 2 February 1942 as Kapitänleutnant in the 3. Schnellbootflottille^[2]
• Silver Medal of Military Valor (three times): 21 May 1942; 24 January 1943; 1943^[1]
• High Seas Fleet Badge (2 January 1943)^[1]
• Croce di Guerra al Valor Militare (17 March 1943)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 23 July 1942 as Kapitänleutnant and chief of the 3. Schnellbootflottille^[3]
  • Oak Leaves on 27 May 1943 as Korvettenkapitän and chief of the 3. Schnellbootflottille^[3]
• Great Cross of Merit (September 1970)

References

Bibliography

• Book: Dörr , Manfred . 1995 . Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 1: A–K . The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 1: A–K . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio Verlag . 978-3-7648-2453-2.
• Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

• Kemnade, Friedrich (1978). Die Afrika-Flottille : Chronik und Bilanz. Der Einsatz der 3. Schnellbootflottille im 2. Weltkrieg. (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch-Verlag. .
• Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Book: Scherzer , Veit . 2007 . Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives . The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives . German . Jena, Germany . Scherzers Militaer-Verlag . 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Book: 1985 . Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943 . The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943 . German . München, Germany . Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG . 978-3-423-05944-2.

Notes and References

1. Dörr 1995, p. 317.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 224.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 436.