Heinrich Liebe
{{Short description|German naval officer}}
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Heinrich Liebe (29 January 1908 – 27 July 1997) was a German naval officer during World War II. He served as a U-boat commander. Liebe was credited with sinking of 34 ships for a total of {{GRT|187267|disp=long}}.
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936){{sfn|Busch|Röll|2003|p=48}}
- Olympic Games Decoration (20 April 1937){{sfn|Busch|Röll|2003|p=48}}
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (8 October 1939) & 1st Class (6 April 1940){{sfn|Busch|Röll|2003|p=48}}
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (16 December 1939){{sfn|Busch|Röll|2003|p=48}}
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 14 August 1940 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-38{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=504}}
- 13th Oak Leaves on 10 June 1941 as Kapitänleutnant and commander of U-38{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=504}}
- Italian War Cross with Swords (2 December 1941){{sfn|Busch|Röll|2003|p=48}}
- War Merit Cross 2nd Class with Swords (3 September 1944){{sfn|Busch|Röll|2003|p=48}}
References
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=Bibliography=
{{Refbegin}}
- {{Cite book
|last1=Busch
|first1=Rainer
|last2=Röll
|first2=Hans-Joachim
|year=2003
|title=Der U-Boot-Krieg 1939–1945 — Die Ritterkreuzträger der U-Boot-Waffe von September 1939 bis Mai 1945
|trans-title=The U-Boat War 1939–1945 — The Knight's Cross Bearers of the U-Boat Force from September 1939 to May 1945
|language=German
|location=Hamburg, Berlin, Bonn Germany
|publisher=Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn
|isbn=978-3-8132-0515-2
}}
- {{Cite book
|last=Scherzer
|first=Veit
|year=2007
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives
|trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives
|language=German
|location=Jena, Germany
|publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
}}
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Category:People from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Category:People from Gotha (town)
Category:U-boat commanders (Kriegsmarine)
Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Category:Recipients of the War Cross for Military Valor