Walter Prüß
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Walter Prüß | |
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Born | Harmsdorf |
4 December 1911
Died | 13 November 2003 Harmsdorf |
(aged 91)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1937–45 |
Rank | Hauptmann |
Unit | Grenadier-Regiment 76 Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Walter Prüß (4 December 1911 – 13 November 2003) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze or Silver
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 11 June 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in 6./Infanterie-Regiment 76[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 10 September 1944 as Leutnant and leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 76 (mot.)[3]
- 796th Oak Leaves on 23 March 1945 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 8./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 76[4]
References
Citations
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. Unknown parameter
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- 1911 births
- 2003 deaths
- People from Ostholstein
- People from the Province of Schleswig-Holstein
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves