Georg Gebhardt
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Georg Gebhardt
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Born | (1901-04-29)29 April 1901 Meckenbeuren |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Säckingen |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1921–33 1939–45 |
Rank | Oberstleutnant |
Commands held | Sturm-Regiment 195 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Other work | Brewery worker |
Georg Gebhardt (29 April 1901 – 6 July 1975) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient 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. Georg Gebhardt was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in 1948.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
- Infantry Assault Badge (18 March 1942)
- Eastern Front Medal (10 August 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 27 January 1944 as Major of the Reserves in the III./Jäger-Regiment 204[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 23 October 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of III./Jäger-Regiment 204[3]
- 743rd Oak Leaves on 19 February 1945 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Sturm-Regiment 195[4]
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External links
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 97th Jäger Division (97th Light Infantry Division)
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Infanterie/Jäger-Regiment 204 |
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Infanterie/Jäger-Regiment 207 |
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Artillerie-Regiment 81 | ||
Aufklärungs-Abteilung 97 | ||
Pionier-Bataillon 97 | ||
1Oak Leaves with XXX. Armeekorps. 2Oak Leaves with the XXIX Armeekorps. 3Oak Leaves with Sturm-Regiment 195 (78th Volks-Sturm-Division)
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Sturm-/Infanterie-/Grenadier-Regiment 195 |
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Sturm-/Infanterie-/Grenadier-Regiment 215 | |
Sturm-/Infanterie-/Grenadier-Regiment 14 (attached since November 1941) |
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(Volks-)Artillerie-Regiment 178 |
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Schnelle Abteilung 178 | |
Sturm-Pionier-Bataillon 178 | |
Feld-Ausbildungs-Bataillon 178 | |
1Knight's Cross with Jäger-Regiment 204 (97th Jäger Division). 2Oak Leaves with a Kampfgruppe of the 9th Panzer Division. 3Oak Leaves with the 206th Infantry Division.
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- 1901 births
- 1975 deaths
- People from Bodenseekreis
- People from the Kingdom of Württemberg
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- German prisoners of war
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