▁po ets ▁Category : M ale ▁po ets ▁Category : C ub an ▁male ▁sing ers ▁Category : C ub an ▁compos ers ▁Category : C ub an ▁journal ists ▁Category : M ale ▁journal ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁compos ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁po ets ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁sing ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁male ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁__ NOT OC __ ▁ ▁The odor ▁K ran cke ▁( 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁naval ▁commander ▁( ad mir al ) ▁of ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁with ▁Oak ▁Le aves . ▁▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁K ran cke , ▁during ▁the ▁five - month - long ▁ra iding ▁cru ise , ▁the ▁pocket ▁batt les hip ▁Admir al ▁Sche er ▁s ank ▁ 1 3 ▁merchant ▁ships , ▁one ▁armed ▁merchant ▁cru iser ▁, ▁and ▁captured ▁three ▁merchant ▁ships ▁representing ▁ ▁of ▁Al lied ▁and ▁neutral ▁sh ipping . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Al lied ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Norm andy ▁K ran cke , ▁as ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁Navy ▁Group ▁Command ▁West ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁Paris , ▁controlled ▁all ▁German ▁naval ▁vessels ▁in ▁France , ▁as ▁well