Rudolf Neubert

Rudolf Neubert
Born	(1914-09-08)8 September 1914 Böhlen
Died	19 April 1995(1995-04-19) (aged 80) Murnau
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Years of service	1934–45 1964–72
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 31
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Rudolf Neubert (8 September 1914 – 19 April 1995) 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 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. Rudolf Neubert was captured by Soviet troops on 8 May 1945 and was held until 13 October 1955.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (12 September 1941)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 10 January 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 10./Grenadier-Regiment 32
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 29 February 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Grenadier-Regiment 32
  • 817th Oak Leaves on 5 April 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 31
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 December 1944)
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 1 February 1944

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)
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2. CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht