Felix Zymalkowski

Felix Zymalkowski (13 August 1913 – 17 August 2004) was a Nazi German naval officer and pharmaceutical chemist.

Felix Zymalkowski
Born	13 August 1913 Berlin-Grünau, German Empire
Died	17 August 2004(2004-08-17) (aged 91) Bonn, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	Korvettenkapitän
Unit	SSS Gorch Fock cruiser Karlsruhe cruiser Admiral Graf Spee battleship Gneisenau
Battles / wars	Spanish Civil War World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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]