2 ) ▁ ▁Cl asp ▁to ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁( 1 9 3 9 ) ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 1 st ▁Class ▁ ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁with ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁ ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁as ▁Kap it än ▁zur ▁See ▁and ▁commander ▁of ▁auxili ary ▁cru iser ▁Atl ant is ▁( HS K ▁ 2 ) ▁ ▁Oak ▁Le aves ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁as ▁Kap it än ▁zur ▁See ▁and ▁commander ▁of ▁H SK ▁ 2 ▁auxili ary ▁cru iser ▁Atl ant is ▁( Sh ip ▁ 1 6 ) ▁ ▁Command ers ▁Cross , ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany ▁( 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Rog ge , ▁Bern hard , ▁and ▁Wolfgang ▁Frank . ▁Under ▁Ten ▁Fl ags . ▁New ▁York : ▁Ball antine , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ; ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁Schiff ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Schles wig ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Schles wig - Hol stein ▁Category : V ice ▁adm ir als ▁of ▁the ▁Kriegs marine ▁Category : B undes marine ▁adm ir als ▁Category : G erman ▁Christians ▁Category : Re