. "Flottillenchef27th U-boat Flotilla" . "23 March 1945 - 26 April 1945" . "1914Z"^^ . "German World War II U-boat commander" . . "1934Z"^^ . "Topp, Erich"@en . "1914-07-02Z"^^ . "27 April 1945 - 8 May 1945" . "Erich Topp"@en . . . "4 December 1940 - 8 September 1942" . "(to 1945)" . . . . "Erich Topp (2 July 1914 \u2013 26 December 2005) was the third most successful of German U-Boot Experten commanders of World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership."@en . . "2005Z"^^ . . . . . "5 May 1940 - 15 September 1940" . "2005-12-26Z"^^ . "September 1942 - March 1945" .