Gustav Alvermann

Gustav Alvermann
Born	9 October 1897 Ilster
Died	Sevastopol, Ukraine
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–18 1935–42
Rank	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves (Posthumously)
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle for The Hague Battle of the Netherlands Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941–1942) Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gustav Alvermann (9 October 1897 – 7 June 1942) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant of the Reserves 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. Gustav Alvermann was killed during the Siege of Sevastopol and was posthumously promoted to the rank of Oberstleutnant der Reserve.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (19 July 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (17 May 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (19 May 1940)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Crimea Shield
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 May 1940 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and Chief of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 47

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945