The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Joachim Wünning was killed on 22 September 1944 near Vathi, Greece, by Allied aircraft. Iron Cross (1914) (2 July 1940).
Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (3 July 1936) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (2 July 1940) 1st Class (27 February 1941) Minesweeper War Badge (7 March 1941) Auxiliary Cruiser Badge (17 September 1941) German Cross in Gold on 7 July 1944 as Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves in the 21. U-Jagd-Flottille Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 October 1944 as Korvettenkapitän of the Reserves and commander of Minenschiff Drache.
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In the 1932 German federal election, Joachim Wünning was elected to the Reichstag as a member of the NSDAP and represented the area of Merseburg until his death in 1944.
