Date of birth:

December 15th, 1894

Date of death:

December 14th, 1987 (Nussdorf-Traunstein/Bavaria, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Last achieved rank was Oberstleutnant.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)

Unit:

Kommandeur I. / Infanterie-Regiment 444

Awarded on:

December 26th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major der Reserve (Major of Reserves)

Unit:

Kommandeur I. / Grenadier-Regiment 217

Awarded on:

February 20th, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 08.03.1943) describes why Marbach was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“The Führer has furthermore awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to Major der Reserve Paul Marbach, Bataillon commander in a Grenadier-Regiment. On two separate occasions Major Marbach forced a breakthrough through the Bolshevik regiments that were trying to block the retreat route of his Division in the Voronezh area. Marbach remained in the foremost line despite receiving a shot to the neck.”

• Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
• - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
  - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
  - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
  - Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 66)