Heinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff
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Heinrich-Walter Wilhelm Ernst Wiwigens Konrad Bronsart von Schellendorff | |
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![]() Oberst von Schellendorff (left) and General der Panzertruppe Walter Krüger (center)
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Born | 21 September 1906 Neustrelitz |
Died | 22 September 1944 near Château-Salins, France |
(aged 38)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1924–44 |
Rank | Generalmajor (Posthumously) |
Commands held | 111.Panzer-Brigade |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Heinrich-Walter Wilhelm Ernst Wiwigens Konrad Bronsart von Schellendorff (21 September 1906 – 12 September 1944) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. 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. Heinrich-Walter Bronsart von Schellendorff was killed on 22 September 1944 near Château-Salins, France. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- General Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- German Cross in Gold on 24 May 1942 as Major in Krad-Schützen Bataillon 36[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
References
Citations
Bibliography
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- 1906 births
- 1944 deaths
- People from Neustrelitz
- Major generals of the German Army (Wehrmacht)
- People from Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- German untitled nobility