Karl Rettlinger
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Karl Rettlinger
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Hans Becker (left) and Karl Rettlinger at Kursk summer 1943
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| Born | 8 February 1913 Gunzenhausen, Germany |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Gunzenhausen, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1933–45 |
| Rank | Sturmbannführer (Major) |
| Unit | 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Winter war Medal 1941/42 Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle bar Panzer Badge in Silver Wound Badge in Gold |
Karl Rettlinger (8 February 1913 — 14 June 1990) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen-SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on the 20 December 1943, for personally destroying 30 Russian tanks on the Eastern Front, including 6 in one attack. He was also awarded the wound badge in Gold for being wounded 5 times in action.[1]
Commands
- 3rd Battery, 1st SS Sturmgeschütz Battalion LSSAH
- 1st SS Sturmgeschütz Battalion LSSAH
- 1st SS Panzerjäger Battalion LSSAH
Awards
- German Cross in Gold on 28 March 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmführer in the 3./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 December 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmführer and chief of the 3./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[3][Note 1]
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| SS-Division (motorized) SS-Infanterie-Regiment (motorized) "LSSAH" |
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| SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 "LSSAH" |
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| SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "LSSAH" |
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| SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2 "LSSAH" |
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| SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1 "LSSAH" |
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| SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1 "LSSAH" | ||
| SS-(Panzer-)Aufklärungs-Abteilung 1 "LSSAH" |
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| SS-Flakartillerie-Abteilung 1 "LSSAH" | ||
| SS-Panzergrenadier Ausbildungs und Ersatz-Bataillon 1 "LSSAH" |
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1Diamonds with the I SS Panzer Corps. 2Oak Leaves with the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich. 3Knight's Cross with SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 2, Oak Leaves and Swords with SS-Panzer-Regiment 1. 4Swords with 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion. 5Oak Leaves with SS-Panzer-Regiment 12 "Hitlerjugend" (12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend). 6Knight's with SS-Infanterie-Regiment "Deutschland" (2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich). 7Oak Leaves with SS-Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 12 "Hitlerjugend" (12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend). 8Swords with the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend.
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