Georg Audenrieth
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Georg "Girgl" Audenrieth | |
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Nickname(s) | "Girgl" |
Born | 20 July 1917 Nuremberg |
Died | 15 January 1999 Mittenwald |
(aged 81)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1937–45 1955–69 |
Rank | Feldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | 3./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Georg "Girgl" Audenrieth (20 July 1917 – 15 January 1999) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Hauptfeldwebel 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. Georg Audenrieth was captured by American troops in 1945 and was released in 1946. In 1955 he joined the Bundeswehr and retired in 1969 as a Hauptfeldwebel.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge (1 August 1941)[1]
- Eastern Front Medal (12 July 1942)[1]
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Close Combat Clasp
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1945 as Stabsgefreiter and group leader in the 3./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99[2][3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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. Unknown parameter
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- 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. Unknown parameter
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- 1917 births
- 1999 deaths
- Gebirgsjäger of World War II
- German military personnel of the Bundeswehr
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- People from Nuremberg
- People from the Kingdom of Bavaria