The Germans had so thoroughly wrecked and mined the port of Cherbourg that Hitler awarded the Knight's Cross to Rear Admiral Walter Hennecke the day after he surrendered for "a feat unprecedented in the annals of coastal defense."
Tyskerne havde ødelagt og mineret havnen i Cherbourg så grundigt, at Hitler tildelte jerkorset|ridderkorset til kontreadmiral Walter Hennecke dagen efter at han overgav sig for "en dåd uden sidestykke i kystforsvarets annaler."