Robert Kaestner
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Robert Kaestner
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Born | (1913-10-27)27 October 1913 Frankfurt am Main |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Seeshaupt |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1934–45 |
Rank | Oberst |
Commands held | 16. Volks-Grenadier-Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Robert Kaestner (27 October 1913 – 18 November 1990) was an Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II, 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. Robert Kaestner was captured by American troops in 1945 and was released in 1946.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Eastern Front Medal
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- in Silver
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 2 December 1943
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External links
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 72nd Infantry Division
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 105 |
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Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 124 | |
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 266 | |
Artillerie-Regiment 172 | |
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 72 | |
Radfahr-Abteilung 72 | |
Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 72 | |
Feldersatz-Bataillon 172 | |
1 Oak Leaves with Volksgrenadier-Regiment 1149 2 Swords with the LXVIII. Army Corps 3 Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 124, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 266
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- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- German prisoners of war
- People from Hesse-Nassau
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