Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski
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Hermann Leopold August von Oppeln-Bronikowski
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Born | (1899-01-02)2 January 1899 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Gaißach, Bavaria, West Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1917–45 |
Rank | Generalmajor |
Unit | 20th Panzer Division |
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords |
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1936 Berlin | Dressage team |
Hermann Leopold August von Oppeln-Bronikowski (2 January 1899 – 19 September 1966) was a German Wehrmacht officer. Oppeln-Bronikowski fought during World War I and World War II. At the 1936 Summer Olympics he won the Gold Medal in the team Dressage. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille (14 October 1918)
- Panzer Badge in Silver (2. Class)
- Wound Badge in Black
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- German Cross in Gold on 7 August 1943 as Oberst in Panzer-Regiment 11[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
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- Frey, Gerhard; Herrmann, Hajo: Helden der Wehrmacht - Unsterbliche deutsche Soldaten (in German). München, Germany: FZ-Verlag GmbH, 2004. ISBN 3-924309-53-1.
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Preceded by
General der Panzertruppen Mortimer von Kessel
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Commander of 20th Panzer Division November 6, 1944-May 8, 1945 |
Succeeded by none |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 20th Panzer Division
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Panzer-Regiment 21/Panzer-Abteilung 21 |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 59 |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 112 | ||
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 92 | ||
Panzerpionier-Bataillon 92 | ||
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1 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 204 (22nd Panzer Division), Oak Leaves with Panzer-Regiment 22 (21st Panzer Division). 2 Oak Leaves with Panzerjäger-Regiment 656. 3 Oak Leaves with the (2nd Panzer Division), Swords with the XXXXVII. Panzer-Corps.
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing. |
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- 1899 births
- 1966 deaths
- German military personnel of World War I
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- German Army personnel
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- Panzer commanders
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
- Dressage riders from Germany
- Equestrians at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Male equestrians
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- People from Berlin
- People from the Province of Brandenburg
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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