Anton Donnhauser

Anton Donnhauser
Born	(1913-04-08)8 April 1913 Vienna, Austria
Died	30 October 1984(1984-10-30) (aged 71) Wehrheim, Germany
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1933–45 1956–70
Rank	Major im Generalstab (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit	11. Panzer-Division
Commands held	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Voronezh (1942) Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Anton Donnhauser (8 April 1913 – 30 October 1984) was a highly decorated Major im Generalstab in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst 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 and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (31 October 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (29 April 1941)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black (8 December 1939)
  • in Silver (16 March 1943)
• Panzer Badge (12 September 1941)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (20 September 1943)
  • in Silver (20 September 1943)
  • in Gold (10 February 1944)
• German Cross in Gold (13 May 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 July 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111

References

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. 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

• World War 2 Awards.com