Erich Topp

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German admiral and U-boat commander during World War II

Germany ArchitectsLived 1914 to 2005 · aged 91

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U-552 returning to St. Nazaire, Koitschka standing left of Topp

U-2513 off Key West, October 1946

Prof. Gerhard Graubner and Topp designed and built the Stadthalle (city's event hall) in Mülheim an der Ruhr.

Awards 9

1969Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

1944War Merit Cross

1942Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

1942Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

1942U-boat War Badge (1939)

1941Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

1940Iron Cross 1st Class

1940Iron Cross 2nd Class

1938Wehrmacht Long Service Award

Connected to Erich 6

Adolf HeusingerAlso won War Merit Cross

Otto KretschmerAlso won U-boat War Badge (1939)

Hans-Jürgen von ArnimAlso won Wehrmacht Long Service Award

Carl ObergAlso won War Merit Cross

Otto KummAlso won Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Albrecht BrandiAlso won U-boat War Badge (1939)

About this person

Erich Topp was a German U-boat commander of World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. He sank 35 ships for a total of 197,460 gross register tons (GRT). After the war, he served with the Federal German Navy, in which he reached the rank of Konteradmiral. He later served in NATO.

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Germany