Karl-Heinz Marbach | |
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Born |
Kolberg |
5 July 1917
Died | 27 September 1995 Bonn |
(aged 78)
Allegiance |
Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/branch |
Kriegsmarine German Navy |
Years of service | 1937–45 1963–66 |
Rank |
Kapitänleutnant (Kriegsmarine) Korvettenkapitän of the reserves (Bundesmarine) |
Unit |
SSS Horst Wessel cruiser Emden cruiser Leipzig U-101 |
Commands held |
U-29 U-28 U-953 U-3014 |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl-Heinz Marbach (5 July 1917 in Kolberg – 27 September 1995 in Bonn) was a German U-boat commander 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. From 1950 to 1959 he was Principal Agent of a Central Intelligence Agency funded network with the codename LCCASSOCK, which was one of CIA's Psychological warfare efforts directed against Eastern Germany.