Gerlach von Gaudecker-Zuch

Gerlach von Gaudecker-Zuch
Born	(1909-03-24)24 March 1909 Zuch
Died	11 March 1970(1970-03-11) (aged 60) Laboe
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945 1956–67
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kursk Lublin–Brest Offensive Battle of Radzymin (1944) Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerlach von Gaudecker-Zuch (24 March 1909 – 11 March 1970) 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze or Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
• German Cross in Gold (17 November 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Kurowski, Franz (2010). Panzer Aces III:German Tank Commanders in Combat in WWII. Mechanicsburg, PA USA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-0654-4
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com