THOMSEN, Rolf-Erich
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Thomsen, Rolf-Erich Date of birth:  May 6th, 1915 (Berlin, Germany) Date of death:  March 26th, 2003 (Berlin, Germany) Nationality:  German       EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE Rank: Leutnant zur See (Luitenant ter Zee 3e Klasse) Unit: 1.Admiralstabsoffizier (op) beim Führer der Luft in Wilhelmshaven-Sengwarden Awarded on: November 25th, 1939         EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE Rank: Leutnant zur See (Luitenant ter Zee 3e Klasse) Unit: 1.Admiralstabsoffizier (op) beim Führer der Luft in Wilhelmshaven-Sengwarden Awarded on: May 17th, 1940         NARVIKSCHILD IN GOLD Rank: Leutnant zur See (Luitenant ter Zee 3e Klasse) Details: Received in 1940         VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN 1939 IN SCHWARZ Rank: Leutnant zur See (Luitenant ter Zee 3e Klasse) Details: Received in August 1940         FRONTFLUGSPANGE FÜR AUFKLÄRER IN SILBER Rank: Oberleutnant zur See Awarded on: April 25th, 1941         FRONTFLUGSPANGE FÜR AUFKLÄRER IN GOLD Rank: Oberleutnant zur See Awarded on: March 26th, 1942         KRIEGSORDEN DES DEUTSCHEN KREUZES IN GOLD Rank: Kapitänleutnant (Luitenant ter Zee 2e Klasse) Unit: Kommandant U-1004 / 11.Unterseeboots-Flotille Awarded on: October 14th, 1943         U-BOOT KRIEGSABZEICHEN (OHNE BRILLIANTEN) Rank: Kapitänleutnant (Luitenant ter Zee 2e Klasse) Unit: Kommandant U-1202 Awarded on: January 3rd, 1945         RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: Kapitänleutnant (Luitenant ter Zee 2e Klasse) Unit: Kommandant U-1202 Awarded on: January 4th, 1945 Details: 287th Award.         U-BOOT FRONTSPANGE IN BRONZE Rank: Kapitänleutnant (Luitenant ter Zee 2e Klasse) Unit: Kommandant U-1202 Awarded on: April 27th, 1945         RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB Rank: Kapitänleutnant (Luitenant ter Zee 2e Klasse) Unit: Kommandant U-1202 Awarded on: April 29th, 1945 Details: The last official number of the awarding of the Oakleaves by the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht was 843. Rolf Thomsen has never received an official award number for his Oakleaves. In some literature the unofficial number of 852, after the war given by the OdR is being used.         U-BOOT KRIEGSABZEICHEN MIT BRILLIANTEN         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Willi Schumacher Collection Information source(s):   - Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001 - Kurowski F., Knight’s Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service, Schiffer Publishing, 1995 - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001 - Verleihungs Urkunde U-boot Frontspange in Bronze via Gentleman's Military Interest Club - Feldgrau.com - Deutsche Marinesoldaten