Erich Topp
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Erich Topp was a German U-boat commander of World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. He sank 35 ships for a total of 197,460
Topp in 1942
U-552 returning to St. Nazaire, Koitschka standing left of Topp
U-2513 off Key West, October 1946
Prof. Gerhard Graubner and Topp designed and built the Stadthalle (city's event hall) in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Kriegsmarine
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The Kriegsmarine was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire and the inter-war Reichsmarine of the Weimar Republic. The Kriegsmarine was
Erich Topp
…U-boat War Badge (7 November 1939) with Diamonds (11 April 1942) Honorary dagger of the Kriegsmarine with Diamonds (17 August 1942) War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (30 January 1944) 1st Class with Swords (1944…
Erich Raeder, commander of the Kriegsmarine until 1943
U-boat crew
The crew of a minesweeper in France, 1941
The battleship Tirpitz in Norway, 1944