Karl-Conrad Mecke

Karl-Conrad Mecke (30 December 1894 – 26 May 1982) was a Kapitän zur See with the Kriegsmarine during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Until 1955, Mecke was held as a prisoner of war by Finland, then the Soviet Union.

Awards

 * Iron Cross (1914)
 * 2nd class
 * 1st Class
 * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
 * Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Naval Artillery War Badge
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 April 1943 as Kapitän zur See and commander of 22. Marine-Flak-Regiment