Tyroller, Georg
- Date of birth:
- February 2nd, 1897 (Espenlohe / Donauwörth, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 27th, 1945 (Near Cottbus, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Death date is M.I.A. date.
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant
- Unit:
- Kommandeur le.Flak-Abteilung 84 / Führer Kampfgruppe Tyroller (Flugplatz Kantemirovka-Süd)
- Awarded on:
- December 23rd, 1942
“Oberstleutnant Tyroller defended a particularly important strongpoint for days in the face of attacks by much larger numbers of Soviet troops.”
This article refers to his Kampfgruppe's defense of the Kantemirovka-Süd airfield (located on the middle stretch of the Don river) during December 1942. Despite the adverse weather the Kampfgruppe (consisting of almost 2000 men from 65 units,of which Tyroller's Abteilung made up the core) was able to fend off the attacking Soviets for weeks.
Sources
- - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1991.
- 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
- Axis History Biographical Research via Axis History Forum
- Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 11)
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