Lorenz Harthan
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Lorenz Harthan
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| Born | 4 January 1913 Reuth[disambiguation needed] |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Erlangen |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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| Years of service | 1934–45 |
| Rank | Oberfeldwebel |
| Unit | Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 11 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Lorenz Harthan (4 January 1913 – 7 January 1976) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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 and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (20 April 1941)
- 1st Class (27 July 1941)
- Wound Badge
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
- General Assault Badge
- Close Combat Clasp
- German Cross in Gold
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 5./Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 11 [2]
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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 |
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| 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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