Leo Drossel

Leo Valetin Drossel
Born	(1903-02-02)2 February 1903 Lichterfelde
Died	16 July 1983(1983-07-16) (aged 80) Planegg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Years of service	1935–45 1956–62
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	III./Infanterie-Regiment 102 III./Infanterie-Regiment 261
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Police officer

Leo Valetin Drossel (2 February 1903 – 16 July 1983) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst 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

• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 July 1940 as Hauptmann and commander of the III./Infanterie-Regiment 102

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)
• 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

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com