Felix Zymalkowski
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Felix Zymalkowski | |
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| Born | 13 August 1913 |
| Died | 17 August 2004 (aged 91) |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch |  Kriegsmarine |
| Service years | 1934–1945 |
| Rank | Korvettenkapitän |
| Unit | SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Karlsruhe cruiser Admiral Graf Spee battleship Gneisenau |
| Conflicts | Spanish Civil War World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Felix Zymalkowski (13 August 1913 – 17 August 2004) was a German naval officer and pharmaceutical chemist.
During World War II, Zymalkowski commanded a Schnellboot. His performance earned him multiple awards for excellence,[1][2] culminating in the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in 1943.[3]
Subsequently, in 1944, Zymalkowski married Barbara Zimmermann. The marriage would produce two daughters, Katharina (born 1946) and Brigitte (born 1948).[4]
Zymalkowski studied under Karl Wilhelm Rosenmund after the war at the University of Kiel in West Germany. He habilitated in 1955 and became a full professor at the University of Bonn in 1963.[5][6]
