Facts: - caption: friedrich ruge visiting a minensuchflottille - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: world war i world war ii - death date: 3 july 1985 - allegiance: german to 1933 -rrb- nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- west empire germany -lrb- to 1918 -rrb- weimar republic -lrb- - relations: peter von zahn - rank: vizeadmiral - awards: knight of merit 's cross of the iron cross great cross - birth date: 24 december 1894 - serviceyears: 1914 -- 45 , 1955 -- 61 - name: friedrich ruge - branch: german empire weimar republic nazi germany ger - image: bundesarchiv . jpg bild 101ii-mw-2064-17a , friedrich oskar ruge bei ms-flottille - death place: tubingen , west germany - birth place: leipzig , german empire Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of friedrich ruge .
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friedrich oskar ruge -lrb- 24 december 1894 -- 3 july 1985 -rrb- was an officer in the german navy and recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross -lrb- -rrb- .the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .he served as the first commander -lrb- inspector of the navy -rrb- of the post-war german navy .