Siegfried Gerstner

Siegfried Gerstner
Born	(1916-11-16)16 November 1916 Passau
Died	11 January 2013(2013-01-11) (aged 96) Deggendorf
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945 ?–1975
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 2 II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Crete Eastern Front Battle of Normandy Battle for Brest
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Siegfried Gerstner (16 November 1916 – 11 January 2013) was a Major in the Fallschirmjäger 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

• Parachutist Badge
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black or Silver
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe
• German Cross in Gold (17 June 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 September 1944 as Major and commander of II. / Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7

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)
• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military. ISBN 978-0-88740-749-9.
• 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; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Siegfried Gerstner's obituary (German)