- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Chef 3./Flak-Regiment 7
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1941
The following wartime excerpt describes why Triebe received the Knight’s Cross…
“Hauptmann Triebe was assigned to the Vorausabteilung of a Panzer-Division during the campaign in the East. In this capacity his Batterie delivered battle-deciding assistance on multiple occasions. Under his bold leadership the Batterie destroyed 24 enemy tanks, an armoured train, 12 batteries and 12 aircraft.”