Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt

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Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt
Born (1915-06-30)30 June 1915
Markranstädt, Saxony, Germany
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Schmalfeld, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Allegiance  Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch Heer
Bundeswehr
Years of service 1934–45
1955–71
Rank Major (Wehrmacht)
Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Commands held Panzergrenadierbrigade 16
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work politician
sales representative at Daimler-Benz

Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt (30 June 1915 – 19 June 2014) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient 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. Dennhardt served in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein as a Christian Democratic Union politician after World War II.[1] He rejoined the military service in the West German Bundeswehr in 1955, retiring in 1971 holding the rank of Brigadegeneral. He commanded the Panzergrenadierbrigade 16 of the Bundeswehr from 1 November 1965 to 31 March 1968 and was deputy commander of the 6th Panzergrenadier Division.

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. According to Scherzer as leader of Grenadier-Regiment 11.[6]
  2. Major Joachim Domaschk, who processed the nomination at the Heerespersonalamt (HPA—Army Staff Office) from the troop, had sent a message to the AOK Ostpreußen on 28 March 1945 requesting an approval from the Armeekorps and the Armee. This approval was never received before the end of hostilities. Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt is not listed in the book for the "nominations for the higher grades of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross" nor in the nomination book for Knight's Cross (starting with Nr. 5100). According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The sequential number "870" and the presentation date were assigned by the AKCR. Dennhardt was a member of the AKCR.[8]

References

Citations

  1. Das braune Schleswig-Holstein, Die Zeit, 26 January 1990
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 217.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Thomas 1997, p. 114.
  4. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 82.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 159.
  6. Scherzer 2007, p. 269.
  7. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 103.
  8. Scherzer 2007, p. 126.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Brigadegeneral Werner Ebeling
Commander of Panzergrenadierbrigade 16 (Bundeswehr)
1 November 1965 – 31 March 1968
Succeeded by
Oberst Werner Manns