Joachim Menzel
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Joachim Menzel
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| Born | 11 October 1914 Bromberg |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Ruhpolding |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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| Years of service | 1935–45 |
| Rank | Major of the Reserves |
| Commands held | Heeres-Flak-Abteilung 277 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Joachim Menzel (11 October 1914 – 3 January 2005) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves 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 (3 October 1939)
- 1st Class (31 May 1940)
- Infantry Assault Badge (27 August 1941)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (8 April 1940)
- in Silver (31 December 1943)
- Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (26 July 1944)
- Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (10 September 1942)
- Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (18 December 1942)
- German Cross in Gold (7 September 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 September 1944 as Major of the Reserves and commander of Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung (motorized) 277[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 308, 498.
Bibliography
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External links
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 11th Panzer Division
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| 11. Schützen-Brigade (1 August 1940 part of 11th Panzer Division) |
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| Divisions-Begleit-Kompanie 11. Panzer-Division | ||
| Panzer-Regiment 15 | ||
| Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 110 |
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| Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 111 | ||
| Panzerartillerie-Regiment 119 | ||
| Panzerjäger-Abteilung 61 | ||
| Kradschützen-Bataillon 61 |
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| Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 11 | ||
| Panzerpionier-Bataillon 209 | ||
| Heeres-Flakartillerie-Abteilung (motorized) 277 |
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1 Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 1 (1st Panzer Division), Diamonds with the 4th Panzer Army 2 Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with the Schützen-Regiment 113 (1st Panzer Division) 3 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 35 (4th Panzer Division) 4 Oak Leaves with Gruppe "Henze" (Feld-Division 21 (L)) 5 Knight's Cross with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 110, Oak Leaves and Swords with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111 6 Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Lehr-Regiment 901 7 Oak Leaves with Panzer-Brigade "Kurland"
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