Wolfgang van Kranenbrock

Wolfgang van Kranenbrock
Born	(1909-08-11)11 August 1909 Dresden
Died	Erlangen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	II./Infanterie-Regiment 102
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wolfgang van Kranenbrock (11 August 1909 – 22 March 1986) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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

• Medal for the Campaign of 1936−1939 (Spain)
• Spanish Cross in Bronze with Swords
• Sudetenland Medal (20 February 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (17 September 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (23 November 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge (21 March 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal (5 September 1942)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (14 August 1942)
• Crimea Shield (16 January 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (30 May 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 September 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 102

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com