Hermann Kunz

Hermann Kunz
Born	(1919-12-12)12 December 1919 Augsburg
Died	18 March 2012(2012-03-18) (aged 92) Augsburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945 1957–72
Rank	Leutnant (Wehrmacht) Major (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 37
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of the Dnieper Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket Kamenets-Podolsky pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Kunz (12 December 1919 – 18 March 2012) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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 (17 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (4 November 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (5 July 1941)
  • in Silver (25 August 1941)
  • in Gold (27 May 1942)
• General Assault Badge (27 July 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (19 November 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (11 February 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 December 1943 as Hauptmann and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 37

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)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• 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

• World War 2 Awards.com