Felix Zymalkowski (13 August 1913 – 17 August 2004) was a Nazi German naval officer and pharmaceutical chemist.
Felix Zymalkowski | |
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| Born | 13 August 1913 Berlin-Grünau |
| Died | 17 August 2004 (aged 91) Bonn |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service |  Kriegsmarine |
| Years of service | 1934–1945 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
| Unit | SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Karlsruhe cruiser Admiral Graf Spee battleship Gneisenau |
| Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
During World War II, Zymalkowski commanded a Schnellboot. His performance earned him multiple awards for excellence,[1][2] culminating in the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in 1943.[3]
Subsequently, in 1944, Zymalkowski married Barbara Zimmermann. The marriage would produce two daughters, Katharina (born 1946) and Brigitte (born 1948).[4]
Zymalkowski studied under Karl Wilhelm Rosenmund after the war at the University of Kiel in West Germany. He habilitated in 1955 and became a full professor at the University of Bonn in 1963.[5][6]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Dörr 1996, p. 387.
- ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 534.
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 460.
- ^ "Felix Zymalkowski". Kriegsmarine Crew 34 (in German). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "30 Jahre Pharmazie an der Bundesstraße". Harald G. Schweim (in German). Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Fachgruppe Pharmazie—Geschichte". Universität Bonn (in German). Retrieved 30 July 2011.
Bibliography
edit- Dörr, Manfred (1996). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Überwasserstreitkräfte der Kriegsmarine—Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Surface Forces of the Navy—Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2497-6.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 [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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
