- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Führer Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 58 / 7.Panzer-Division / 1. Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Don
- Awarded on:
- February 12th, 1943
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 20./21.02.1943) describes why Baranek received the Knight’s Cross…
“Oberleutnant Baranek launched a deliberate counterattack on the middle Donez in which he plunged into the enemy with 3 SPWs. By doing so he halted their advance, and over the course of 5 days he proceeded to hold off powerful hostile attacks. 58 enemy tanks fell by the wayside in this time.”