Konrad, Rudolf
- Date of birth:
- March 7th, 1891 (Kulmbach/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 10th, 1964 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
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Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 9th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 9th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 18th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Gebirgstruppe (Lieutenant General of Mountain Forces)
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General XXXXIX.Gebirgskorps / 17.Armee / Heeresgruppe A
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1942
The following press notice describes the justification for Konrad receiving the Knight’s Cross…
“General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad and his divisions amassed a major share in the breakthrough of strong enemy defensive positions west of Rostov. Thereafter the Korps was used in the fighting south of Rostov in order to take the city of Bataisk, which was vital for the creation of a bridgehead south of the Don. Here General Konrad put himself at the head of his Kompanien, which were able to do their duties despite the difficult marshy terrain.”
“General der Gebirgstruppe Rudolf Konrad and his divisions amassed a major share in the breakthrough of strong enemy defensive positions west of Rostov. Thereafter the Korps was used in the fighting south of Rostov in order to take the city of Bataisk, which was vital for the creation of a bridgehead south of the Don. Here General Konrad put himself at the head of his Kompanien, which were able to do their duties despite the difficult marshy terrain.”
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 25th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General der Gebirgstruppe
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General XXXXIX.Gebirgskorps
- Awarded on:
- February 23rd, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Ordinul Mihai Viteazul Clasa 3
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 5th, 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- June 11th, 1916
IV. Klasse des Militärverdienstordens
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- May 9th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Sources
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945.
- 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 Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
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