Friedrich Lindenberg

Friedrich Lindenberg
Born	(1914-07-12)12 July 1914 Bocholt
Died	31 May 1995(1995-05-31) (aged 80) Grabenstätt
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow Operation Winter Storm
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Lindenberg (12 July 1914 – 31 May 1995) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of 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 awarded.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (31 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (5 January 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Panzer Badge in Bronze
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (Not Awarded)
  • in Silver (7 August 1943)
  • in Gold (1 October 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (7 October 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 January 1943 as Oberleutnant and leader of 5. / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63

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