Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major

Unit:

Kommandeur II./Schützen-Regiment 79 / 16. Panzer-Division

Awarded on:

November 30th, 1940

The following wartime excerpt describes why Doering would be awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Major Doering and his Bataillon eliminated strong elements of a fleeing enemy Bataillon during the forest battles south of Sedan at Mt. Damion and Mt. Cygne from the 17.05.1940 onwards. The subsequent pursuit battles led to the Maas river at Sepvigny. The bridge site at Bourcy was taken despite the presence of a strong garrison, and this victory meant that the Bataillon became the first formation of the 16. Infanterie-Division to reach the southern bank of the Maas. Successful village combat took place in the continued combat south of the Maas, during which 350 prisoners were taken.”