Martin Steglich

Martin Steglich
Born	(1915-07-16)16 July 1915 Breslau
Died	20 October 1997(1997-10-20) (aged 82) Ruppichteroth
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Years of service	1936–45 1959–62
Rank	Oberstleutnant(Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 1221
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket Operation Market Garden Operation Veritable Operation Varsity Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Martin Steglich (16 July 1915 – 20 October 1997) was an Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, an Oberst in the Bundeswehr, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Martin Steglich was captured by American troops in April 1945 and was released in August.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (27 June 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Demyansk Shield (May 1944)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (28 July 1941)
• German Cross in Gold on 11 January 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 5./Infanterie-Regiment 27
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 25 January 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Füsilier-Regiment 27
  • 816th Oak Leaves on 5 April 1945 as Major and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 1221

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)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. 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)
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945