Date of birth:

December 21st, 1894 (Neudorf-Sulau/Lowersilesia, Germany)

Date of death:

August 11th, 1951 (Heide/Schleswick-Holstein, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

May 27th, 1940

Had already received the Iron Cross 2nd Class on 3rd December 1914.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

June 12th, 1940

Had already received the Iron Cross 1st Class on 4th September 1917.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberst (Colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur Infanterie-Regiment 480 / 260.Infanterie-Division / XIII.Armee-Korps / 2.Armee / Heeresgruppe Mitte

Awarded on:

November 15th, 1941

Awarded for the decisive successes of his Regiment during the following two actions…

1) The destruction of an Allied tank regiment that was attacking the southern flank of the 2. Armee, which broke the momentum of the hostile offensive operation here that could have potentially led to undesirable operational consequences for the Germans.

2) For his Regiment’s attack against Tschernigoff on the 01.09.1941 through heavy Soviet artillery fire, which enabled other elements of the Division to force a swift crossing over the Desna river.

650th Award.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 9th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Generalleutnant (Major-general)

Unit:

Kommandeur 389.Infanterie-Division / 16.Armee / Heeresgruppe Nord

Awarded on:

December 9th, 1944

Awarded for the steadfastness and bravery of his Division during the fighting east of Riga in late 1944.

676th Award.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Wehrkundearchiv
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  - 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