Erich Pietzonka
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Erich Pietzonka
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Born | (1906-10-04)4 October 1906 Plümkenau district of Oppeln / Upper Silesia |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bad Sassendorf |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer (to 1935) Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1924–45 |
Rank | Oberst |
Commands held | 9./Fallschirmjäger-Regiments 1 II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 Fallschirmjäger-Regiments 7 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Erich Pietzonka (4 October 1906 – 18 December 1989), was a German Fallschirmjäger during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939) in Black (21 July 1941)[1]
- Italian Bronze Medal of Military Valor (9 February 1942)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 4 August 1942 as Major in the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 5 September 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7[3]
- 584th Oak Leaves on 16 September 1944 as Oberst and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7[4]
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Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of the Fallschirmjäger
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