Gerhard Mokros

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Gerhard Mokros
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Gerhard Mokros in May 1945
Born 18 March 1909
Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
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Sonthofen, Germany
Allegiance  Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1926–45
Rank Oberst of the Reserves
Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 423
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Gerhard Mokros (18 March 1909 – 3 April 1996) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Gerhard Mokros was captured by American forces in May 1945 and was released in December 1945.

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. The sequential numbers greater than 843 for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves are unofficial and were assigned by the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) and are therefore denoted in parentheses.[5]

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1998, p. 94.
  2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 314.
  3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 257.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 85.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 102–111.

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