Gerhard Mokros
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Gerhard Mokros
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Gerhard Mokros in May 1945
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Born | 18 March 1909 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Sonthofen, Germany |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
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.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 1 December 1943 as Major of the Reserves in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 331[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Notes
- ↑ 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]
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- 1909 births
- 1996 deaths
- People from Dresden
- 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
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- People from the Kingdom of Saxony