Gottfried Tornau

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Gottfried Tornau
Born 20 December 1919
Hamburg
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Allegiance  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service ?–1945
1956–79
Rank Major (Wehrmacht)
Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit Führer-Grenadier-Division "Großdeutschland"
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gottfried Tornau (20 December 1919 – 9 February 1992) was a highly decorated Major 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

Notes

  1. According to Scherzer as leader of the Heeres-Sturmartillerie-Brigade 911.[1]

References

Citations

  1. Scherzer 2007, p. 748
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 345.

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