Joachim Wünning

Joachim Wünning (1 April 1898 – 22 September 1944) was a German politician and naval commander during the Nazi era.

Joachim Wünning
Born	1 April 1898
Died	22 September 1944 (aged 46) off Vathi, Samos, German-occupied Greece
Nationality	German
Occupation	Politician; naval commander
Years active	1932–1944
Known for	Member of the Reichstag
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

In the 1932 German federal election, Wünning was elected to the Reichstag as a member of the NSDAP[1] and represented the area of Merseburg until his death in 1944.

During World War II, Wünning served in the German navy reaching the rank of Korvettenkapitän. He was a recipient of the German Cross in Gold on 7 July 1944.[2] Wünning was killed on 22 September 1944 near Vathi, Greece, by Allied aircraft. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 October 1944.[3]

References

1. Datenbank der deutschen Parlamentsabgeordneten Basis: Parlamentsalmanache/Reichstagshandbücher 1867 - 1938
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 525.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 367.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.