Gerhard Friedrich (officer)
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Gerhard Friedrich
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Born | 17 October 1909 Breslau |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Trautenau, East Prussia |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1929–45 |
Rank | Oberst |
Commands held | Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Gerhard Friedrich (17 October 1909 – Missing in action as of 8 May 1945) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Gerhard Friedrich was listed as missing in action as of 8 May 1945.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal (28 August 1942)
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (19 September 1943)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 10 January 1944 as Major in the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 6 April 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[3]
- 642nd Oak Leaves on 3 November 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 13[4]
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External links
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 5th Panzer Division
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 14 | ||
Panzerartillerie-Regiment 116 | ||
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 53 | ||
Kradschützen-Bataillon 55 | ||
Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 5 |
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Feldersatz-Bataillon 116 | ||
1 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 3 (2nd Panzer Division), Swords with the XXXIX. Panzerkorps 2 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 23 3 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung 7, Oak Leaves with Kradschützen-Bataillon 64
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- 1909 births
- 1945 deaths
- People from Wrocław
- People from the Province of Silesia
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Missing in action of World War II
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