Georg Michael
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Georg Michael
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Born | Hamburg |
10 February 1917
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Odessa |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1936–44 |
Rank | Major of the Reserves (posthumously) |
Commands held | II. Battalion des Panzergrenadier-Regiment 26 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Georg Michael (10 February 1917 – 19 January 1944) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves 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.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge
- in Black (?)
- in Silver (?)
- in Gold (?)
- 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Wehrmachtbericht reference
The daily Wehrmachtbericht (Wehrmacht propaganda report) noted the following:
Date | Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording | Direct English translation |
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Saturday, 22 June 1940 | In den Kämpfen der letzten Tage haben sich durch unerschrockenen Einsatz in kühnen Einzeltaten besonders hervorgetan: der Oberst und Kommandeur einer Schützenbrigade Neumann-Silkow, der Oberleutnant und Chef einer Reiterschwadron Freiherr von Boeselager, der Leutnant Michael in einem Reiterregiment und der Leutnant Meder in einer Panzerjägerabteilung.[4] | In the fighting in recent days, in fearless action in bold individual acts have particularly excelled: the colonel and commander of a rifle Neumann-Silkow, the lieutenant and chief of a cavalry squadron Freiherr von Boeselager, the Lieutenant Michael in a cavalry regiment and the Lieutenant Meder in an anti-tank battalion. |
References
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Bibliography
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- Kurowski, Franz (2010). Panzer-Grenadier Aces German Mechanized Infantrymen in WWII. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-0656-8
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