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- U-Boat Engineer Kapitänleutnant Reinhard König, 1909
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Reinhard König (30 March 1909 in Hanau – 28 March 1998 in Bischofsheim) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat in World War II and 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.
- Spanish Cross in Bronze (6 June 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (22 September 1940)
- 1st Class (31 March 1943)
- Auxiliary Cruiser Badge (30 December 1941)
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (1 October 1942)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (11 February 1943)
- War Merit Cross with Swords 2nd Class (1 September 1943)
- U-boat Front Clasp
- in Bronze (14 October 1944)
- in Silver (15 March 1945)
- German Cross in Gold (12 December 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 July 1944 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-123