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- U-Boat Engineer Leutnant Georg Olschewski, 1911
- U-Boat Engineer Kapitänleutnant Herbert Panknin, 1913
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Georg Olschewski (2 June 1911, Horstmar, Westphalia – 29 September 1996, Immenstadt) 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.
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)
- Sudetenland Medal (3 October 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (13 February 1942)
- 1st Class (2 October 1942)
- U-boat War Badge (1939) (1 June 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 April 1944 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-66
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Verdienstkreuz am Bande (29 September 1967)
Herbert Panknin (27 December 1913 in Neustettin – 15 March 2001 in Langen - Sievern) was a German chief engineer (Leitender Ingenieur abbreviated LI) 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.
- German Cross in Gold on 2 February 1942 as Oberleutnant (Ing.) on U-106 in the 2. Unterseebootsflottille
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1943 as Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) and chief engineer on U-106