Dietl, Eduard Wohlrath Christian (Generaloberst)
- Date of birth:
- July 21st, 1890 (Bad Aibling/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 23rd, 1944 (Near Hochwedel/Steiermark, Austria)
- Service number:
- SS-Nr.: // NSDAP-Nr.:
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
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Bronze Prinzregent Luitpold-Medaille
- Awarded on:
- March 12th, 1911
Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse (1914)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- September 16th, 1914
Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen / Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- October 16th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- September 3rd, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- July 18th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- 1918
Abzeichen für Heeresbergführer
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1931
- Awarded on:
- August 17th, 1933
Commander to the Order of Merit
- Awarded on:
- March 16th, 1934
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- January 18th, 1935
- Awarded on:
- 1935
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- October 2nd, 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Awarded on:
- 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1939
The EK II-class Dietl already received on September 16th 1914.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 15th, 1940
The EK I-class Dietl already received on September 3rd 1916.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, 3. Gebirgs-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- May 9th, 1940
25th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kdr, 3. Gebirgs-Division
- Awarded on:
- June 10th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generalleutnant (Major-general)
- Unit:
- Kommandierender General, Gebirgs-Korps 'Norwegen'
- Awarded on:
- July 19th, 1940
General Dietl was the first man to be awarded the Oakleaves to the Knight’s Cross for his valiant efforts in the Narvik area during the time period 09.04.-08.06.1940.
1st Award.
1st Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 21st, 1941
Suomen Leijonan 1. luokan ritarimerkki miekkoineen (SL R1 mk)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 9th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- January 30th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generaloberst (General)
- Awarded on:
- January 21st, 1944
Awarded with swords and oak leaf.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Generaloberst (General)
- Unit:
- Oberbefehlshaber, 20.Gebirgs-Armee
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1944
72nd Award, posthumous awarded.
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945.
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- 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
- Kaltenegger R., Generaloberst Dietl, Der Held von Narvik, Eine Biographie, Universitas, München, 1990
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939 - 1945
- Axis Biographical Research
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