Gustav Stühmer

Gustav Stühmer
Born	8 April 1914 Elsfleth-Neuenfelde
Died	16 February 1944(1944-02-16) (aged 29) Narva, Estonia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–37 1939–44
Rank	Oberfeldwebel der Reserves
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 399
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941–1942) Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Siege of Leningrad Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive Battle of Narva (1944) †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Gustav Stühmer (8 April 1914 – 16 February 1944) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwbel der Reserves 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. Gustav Stühmer was killed on 16 February 1944 near Narva, Estonia during the Battle of Narva when he used his body to shield his commanding officer Franz Griesbach from grenade splinters.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (19 August 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold (27 November 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold on 3 August 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 11./Infanterie-Regiment 399
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 29 December 1942 as Feldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 399
  • 422nd Oak Leaves on 6 March 1944 as Oberfeldwebel of the Reserves and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 399

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). 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)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztrager 1939-1945