Othmar Kreuzinger
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This article is about the Wehrmacht officer. For the English music critic, author and teacher of singing, see Herman Klein.
Othmar Kreuzinger
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Born | 9 September 1919 Römerstadt, Sudetenland |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Warsaw, Poland |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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Rank | Hauptmann of the Reserves (posthumously) |
Unit | 24th Panzer Division 19th Panzer Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Othmar Kreuzinger (9 September 1919 – 13 September 1944) was a Hauptmann of the Reserves 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.
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Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 14 May 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 19[2][3]
- 625th Oak Leaves on 18 October 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 19[2][4]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 25 September 1944
Wehrmachtbericht reference
Date | Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording | Direct English translation |
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25 September 1944 (addendum) | In den Kämpfen bei Warschau zeichnete sich der Ritterkreuzträger Oberleutnant d. R. Kreuzinger, Kompaniechef in einer Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung, wiederholt durch besondere Tapferkeit aus. Er fand in diesen Kämpfen den Heldentod.[5] | In the fighting near Warsaw, the Knight's Cross bearer First Lieutenant of the Reserves Kreuzinger, company chief in a Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion, repeatedly distinguished himself through extraordinary bravery. He found in this fighting a heroic death. |
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 19th Panzer Division
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 73 |
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Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 74 |
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Artillerie-Regiment 19 | ||
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 19 | ||
Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 19 |
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Panzerpionier-Bataillon 19 | ||
Heeres-Flakartillerie-Abteilung 272 | ||
Lehr-Regiment 901 |
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1Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 73, Oak Leaves and Swords with the Stab. 2Oak Leaves with the XXXXVIII. Panzer-Corps, Swords with the XXXX. Panzer-Corps. 3Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 742 (702nd Infantry Division). 4Oak Leaves with Fallschirm-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 1 "Hermann Göring" (Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring). 5Oak Leaves with Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191 "Büffel".
This along with the ? (question mark) indicates doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing. |
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