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Franz Kohlauf (3 December 1910 – 26 April 1944) was a Fregattenkapitän with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ((ドイツ語:Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes)). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was killed in action when Torpedoboot ''T-29'' was sunk by HMCS ''Haida''. He commanded the 4. Torpedo Boat Flotilla, consisting of large Elbing-class torpedo boats, among others. Kohlauf led the five torpedo boats ''T-23'', ''T-26'', ''T-27'', ''T-22'' and ''T-25'' in a night battle on 22/23 October 1943 in which the Germans sunk the British cruiser HMS ''Charybdis'' and escort destroyer HMS ''Limbourne'', without losses.〔 Albert W. Dawidowicz, ''Feralny "Tunel"'' in: Morza, Statki i Okręty nr. 4/2004, p.36〕 After this action, he was awarded the Knight's Cross. In December 28 of that year he fought in the Battle of the Bay of Biscay but managed to escape harm. ==Awards== * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (6 December 1939)〔Dörr 1995, p. 354.〕 * * 1st Class (20 April 1940)〔 * Wehrmacht Long Service Award (1 April 1938)〔 * Spanish Cross in Bronze with Swords (6 June 1939)〔 * Destroyer War Badge (30 December 1940)〔 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1943 as ''Korvettenkapitän'' and chief of the 4. Torpedobootflottille〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 267.〕〔Scherzer 2007, p. 462.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Franz Kohlauf」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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