Hermann Seitz

Hermann Seitz
Born	(1902-04-19)19 April 1902 Beilngries
Died	20 December 1942(1942-12-20) (aged 40) Stalingrad
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1919–42
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hermann Seitz (19 April 1902 – 20 December 1942) 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 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (2 July 1941)
• German Cross in Gold on 11 December 1941 as Major in Aufklärungs-Abteilung 20
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 12 April 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Aufklärungs-Abteilung 20 (motorized)
  • 140th Oak Leaves on 31 October 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 63

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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)
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht