- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Chef, 9. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 16, 22. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- May 29th, 1940
The following wartime excerpt (dated 30.08.1940) describes why Schreiber received the Knight’s Cross…
“Oberleutnant Helmut Schreiber led at the head of his Kompanie as it entered a large and heavily defended Dutch city. He and his men then held their position for several days despite powerful enemy attempts to eject them.”
The city referred to in the article was Rotterdam.