Heinrich Petersen

Infobox Military Person
name=Heinrich Petersen
born=birth date|1902|11|3|df=y
died=dda|1963|6|6|1902|11|3|df=y
placeofbirth=Hamburg
placeofdeath=Kiel


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon| Germany Weimar Republic (to 1933) flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Reichswehr (1 September 1919) navy|Weimar Republic (10 December 1919)
navy|Nazi Germany
serviceyears=1919-1945
rank=Oberleutnant zur See of the Reserves
commands=
unit=cruiser "Berlin" U-23 U-99
battles=World War II
*Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=

Heinrich Petersen (3 November 1902 – 6 June 1963) was a German U-boat machinist in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Otto Kretschmer had recommended Petersen for the Knight's Cross for saving U-99 from enemy detection. Petersen was taken prisoner of war on 17 March 1941 when U-99 was scuttled after depth charging by HMS Walker.

Awards

* Iron Cross (1939)
** 2nd class (19 November 1939)
** 1st class (25 February 1940)
* U-boat War Badge (1939)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (5 November 1940)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Kurowski, Franz (1995). "Knight's Cross Holders of the U-Boat Service". Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-88740-748-X.
* Range, Clemens (1974). "Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kriegsmarine". Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-355-0.

;External link
* [http://uboat.net/men/petersen.htm uboat.net]