KAMPTZ, von, Gerhard
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Kamptz, von, Gerhard Date of birth:  December 27th, 1902 (Koppaschütz/Kreis Schroda/Posen, Germany) Date of death:  May 16th, 1998 (Kiel/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) Nationality:  German BIOGRAPHY:  Promotions; 01-04-1924 Gefreiter 01-04-1925 Fähnrich zur See 01-05-1926 Oberfähnrich zur See 01-01-1927 Leutnant zur See 01-07-1929 Oberleutnant zur See 01-04-1935 Kapitänleutnant 01-04-1939 Korvettenkapitän 01-04-1943 Fregattenkapitän 01-07-1943 Kapitän zur See       EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE Rank: Korvettenkapitän Unit: Chef 2.Räumbootsflottille Awarded on: May 21st, 1940         EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE Rank: Korvettenkapitän Unit: Chef 2.Räumbootsflottille Awarded on: May 21st, 1940         RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: Korvettenkapitän Unit: Chef 2.Räumbootsflottille Awarded on: October 6th, 1940         RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB Rank: Fregattenkapitän Unit: Chef 8.Räumbootsflottille Awarded on: April 14th, 1943 Details: 225th Awarding.         Provide alterations or additional information Information source(s):   - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9 - www.das-ritterkreuz.de - deutsche-marinesoldaten.de - lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de