Robert Berger (officer)

For other people of the same name, see Robert Berger.

Robert Johannes Berger
Born	(1914-02-20)20 February 1914 Soldin, Germany
Died	10 June 1982(1982-06-10) (aged 68) Waiblingen, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–45 1956–72
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 2
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 1078
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Narva (1944) East Pomeranian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Robert Johannes Berger (20 February 1914 – 10 June 1982) 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

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 7 March 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 2
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 March 1944 as Major and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 2

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)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztrager 1939-1945