Herbert Düppenbecker

Herbert Düppenbecker
Born	(1916-02-10)10 February 1916 Aachen
Died	Kuppenheim
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 79
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Brody (1941) Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Stalingrad Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket Kamenets-Podolsky pocket Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Herbert Düppenbecker (10 February 1916 – 1 October 1997) 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

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (23 January 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 October 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 79

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com