Joachim von Amsberg (colonel)

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Joachim von Amsberg
Born 18 December 1903
Posen
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Hamburg
Allegiance  Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1924–45
Rank Oberst
Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 502
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Joachim von Amsberg (18 December 1903 – 27 May 1981) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Joachim von Amsberg was captured in the Courland Pocket in May 1945 by Soviet forces and was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. The nomination by the troop was rejected on 9 May 1945 by the commanding officer of the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office)—Oberst Goecke—because the intermittent commanding officers of Joachim von Amsberg had not approved the nomination. The Order Commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) processed the case in 1981 and decided: "Knight's Cross yes, 6 May 1945". The presentation date was later changed again by Fellgiebel to 9 May 1945. Von Amsberg was a member of the AKCR.[3]

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 67.
  2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 99.
  3. Scherzer, p.117.

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