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- U-Boat Engineer Kapitänleutnant Philipp Lichtenberg, 1908
- U-Boat Engineer Oberleutnant Johannes Limbach, 1912
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Philipp Lichtenberg (9 September 1908 in Koblenz – 14 December 1993 in Kiel) was a German chief engineer on a U-boat 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 recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (23 November 1939)
- 1st Class (11 November 1941)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (23 November 1939)
- U-boat Front Clasp
- in Bronze (5 October 1944)
- in Silver (6 March 1945)
- German Cross in Gold on 27 March 1944 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) on U-516 in the 10th U-boat Flotilla
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 March 1945 as Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-516
Johannes Limbach (9 December 1912 in Uerdingen – 6 March 1993 in Düsseldorf) was a German U-boat 1st officer in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (18 December 1941)
- 1st Class (21 January 1943)
- U-boat War Badge (27 January 1942)
- U-boat Front Clasp
- in Bronze (29 August 1944)
- in Silver (20 April 1945)
- German Cross in Gold (19 November 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 February 1945 as Leutnant zur See and 1st officer on U-181