Josef Dörries

Josef Dörries
Born	(1923-06-07)7 June 1923 Saarwellingen, Germany
Died	9 July 2007(2007-07-09) (aged 84) Landshut, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1941–45 1956–75
Rank	Unteroffizier (Wehrmacht) Stabsfeldwebel (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 87
Battles/wars	World War II North African Campaign Second Battle of El Alamein Operation Bagration Bobruysk Offensive Siegfried Line Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Josef Dörries (7 June 1923 – 9 July 2007) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Stabsfeldwebel in the Bundeswehr. 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
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1944 as Unteroffizier and group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 87
• Ärmelband Afrika

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)
• Nietrug, Gerd (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Saarlandes 1939 – 1945 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-93-5. 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

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com