Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)

Unit:

Chef 3./Flak-Regiment 7

Awarded on:

December 18th, 1941

The following wartime excerpt describes why Triebe received the Knight’s Cross…

“Hauptmann Triebe was assigned to the Vorausabteilung of a Panzer-Division during the campaign in the East. In this capacity his Batterie delivered battle-deciding assistance on multiple occasions. Under his bold leadership the Batterie destroyed 24 enemy tanks, an armoured train, 12 batteries and 12 aircraft.”