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Ernst Hechler (21 November 1907 – 23 October 1965) was a German bomber pilot and U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Corvette captain (or lieutenant commander) Hechler is credited with the sinking of four ships for a total of , and with damaging one destroyer escort.

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  • Ernst Hechler (21 November 1907 – 23 October 1965) was a German bomber pilot and U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Corvette captain (or lieutenant commander) Hechler is credited with the sinking of four ships for a total of , and with damaging one destroyer escort.
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  • 1929(xsd:integer)
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  • 1907-11-21(xsd:date)
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  • Ernst Hechler
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  • Ernst Hechler
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  • Nazi Germany
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  • Ernst Hechler (21 November 1907 – 23 October 1965) was a German bomber pilot and U-boat commander in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Corvette captain (or lieutenant commander) Hechler is credited with the sinking of four ships for a total of , and with damaging one destroyer escort. Born in Lauterbach, Hechler joined the Reichsmarine (navy) of the Weimar Republic in 1928. After a period of training on surface vessels he transferred to the Luftwaffe (air force) in 1935. During World War II he flew 65 combat missions as a bomber pilot, the majority of which were in mine-laying operations. Following his voluntary transfer back to the Kriegsmarine in 1943 he took command of in 1944 which he took on one war patrol. He claimed to have sunk five ships for a total of . These claims were acknowledged by the presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
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