Krieg, Gerhard (Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 243)

Date of birth:: July 24th, 1915 (Gräben/Schweidnitz (fr. Kreis Striegau), Germany)
Date of death:: July 3rd, 2006 (Braunschweig, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

(Allgemeines) Sturmabzeichen (ohne zahlen), I.Stufe

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberwachtmeister
Unit:: 1. Batterie, Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 243, Heerestruppe
Awarded on:: December 6th, 1943

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberwachtmeister
Unit:: Zugführer, 1. Batterie, Heeres-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 243
Awarded on:: March 28th, 1945

Awarded for his actions during the Battle of the Bulge. On the 30.12.1944 the US 11th Armored Division was involved in attacks Chenogne, and fierce fighting ensued. In the area of the Führer-Begleit-Brigade the Germans claimed to have destroyed 21 tanks and 20 armoured cars on this day, with the Zug commanded by Oberwachtmeister Krieg playing a major role in the battle. For his personal and leadership achievements during this action Krieg would be decorated with the Knight’s Cross.

Sources

- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, Germany, 1985.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht