Ernst Wellmann
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Ernst Wellmann
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Born | (1904-01-14)14 January 1904 Samter |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Karlsruhe |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1935–45 1956–60 |
Rank | Oberst (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3 Panzer Division Holstein |
Battles/wars | World War II
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Other work | Police officer |
Ernst Wellmann (14 January 1904 – 17 July 1970) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. 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 and decorations
- Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 8 June 1942 as Major in the I./Schützen-Regiment 3[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 2 September 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[3]
- 342nd Oak Leaves on 30 November 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3[4]
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 3rd Panzer Division
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3. Panzer-Brigade | ||
Panzer-Regiment 6 | ||
3. Schützen-Brigade |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 3 |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 394 |
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Panzerartillerie-Regiment 75 | ||
Kradschützen-Bataillon 3 |
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Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 3 | ||
Panzerpionier-Bataillon 39 | ||
Heeres-Flakartillerie-Abteilung 314 | ||
1 Knight's Cross with 5. Panzer-Brigade (4th Panzer Division), Swords with the III. Panzerkorps. 2 Oak Leaves with XXXXI. Panzerkorps, Swords with the 9. Armee, Diamonds with Heeresgruppe Mitte. 3 Oak Leaves with Sturm-Division Rhodos. 4 Knight's Cross with Krad-Schützen-Bataillon 3, Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 394. 5 Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Regiment Führer-Begleit Division.
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