April 02, 2022 <Back to Index> U-Boat Engineer Leutnant Heinz Krey, 1921 This page is sponsored by: PAGE SPONSOR

Heinz Krey (31 December 1921 in Wiesbaden – 23 May 1943 in the North Atlantic) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and a posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Minesweeper War Badge (10 December 1941) U-boat War Badge (1939) (28 September 1942) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (22 May 1943) 1st Class (22 May 1943) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1943 as Leutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-752