- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Führer, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 415, 123. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- December 13th, 1942
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 23.12.1942) describes why Wermter received the Knight’s Cross…
“Hauptmann Rudolf Wermter… executed a raid on his own initiative during the fighting southeast of Lake Ilmen back in early September. During this raid he and his small force (consisting of only a few Grenadiers plus a Sturmgeschütz) encountered an enemy battalion that was itself preparing for an attack, and in the fighting which followed he and his troops smashed the enemy force.”