Walter Käding

Walter Käding
Born	(1915-09-14)14 September 1915 Berlin
Died	Bremen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Leutnant zur See
Unit	cruiser Leipzig SSS Albert Leo Schlageter U-123
Commands held	U-56, U-4713
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Battle of the Atlantic
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Walter Käding (14 September 1915 in Berlin – 4 January 1991 in Bremen) was a German watch officer and coxswain on a U-boat in World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (5 April 1939)
• Spanish Cross (6 June 1939)
• Memel Medal (26 October 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 December 1940)
  • 1st Class (25 August 1941)
• U-boat War Badge (1939) (11 December 1940)
• U-boat Front Clasp
  • in Bronze (9 January 1945)
  • in Silver (1945)
• German Cross in Gold on 6 September 1943 as Obersteuermann on U-123/2. Unterseeboots-Flottille
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1944 as Obersteuermann and 3rd watch officer and coxswain on U-123