Alfred Dürrwanger

Alfred Dürrwanger
Born	(1915-04-07)7 April 1915 Breslau
Died	23 July 2003(2003-07-23) (aged 88) Berg am Starnberger See
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45 1956–73
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst i.G. (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	II./Jäger-Regiments 83
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Battle of the Reichswald Operation Varsity
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Dürrwanger (7 April 1915 – 23 July 2003) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst i.G. in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 July 1942 as Hauptmann and chief of the 10.(schweres)/Jäger-Regiment 83

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com