Georg Grüner

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Georg Grüner
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Grüner (left) in northern France, June 1942
Born (1915-08-09)9 August 1915
Windhoek, Namibia
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Proskurov
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1936–44
Rank Major (Posthumously)
Commands held I. / Panzer-Regiment 2
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Georg Grüner (9 August 1915 – 11 March 1944) 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 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. Grüner was killed during the Battle of the Korsun-Cherkasy Pocket. As a result he was posthumously promoted to Major and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. According to Scherzer on 23 November 1941 as chief of the 1./Panzer-Regiment 33.[4]

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thomas 1997, p. 227.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 152.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 205.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Scherzer 2007, p. 352.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 80.

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