Heinzmann, Georg

Date of birth:: June 1st, 1910 (Dickenreishausen/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:: July 1st, 1970 (Dickenreishausen/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:: German

Biography

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:: Zugführer 12.(MG) / Infanterie-Regiment 42
Awarded on:: May 3rd, 1942

The following wartime excerpt describes why Heinzmann received the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberfeldwebel Georg Heinzmann… demonstrated great bravery and independent resolve during the fighting in the Crimea on several occasions while serving as a Zugführer in an MG Kompanie. At one point the Bolsheviks succeeded in achieving a local penetration into the German lines, however Heinzmann managed to seal off the affected area with a handful of Grenadiers and thereby prevent an enemy breakthrough.”