Othmar Kreuzinger
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Othmar Kreuzinger
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Born | 9 September 1919 Römerstadt, Sudetenland |
Died | 13 September 1944 Warsaw, Poland |
(aged 25)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ |
Heer |
Rank | Hauptmann of the Reserves (posthumously) |
Unit | 24th Panzer Division 19th Panzer Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Othmar Kreuzinger (9 September 1919 – 13 September 1944) was a Hauptmann of the 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.
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Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 14 May 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 19[2][3]
- 625th Oak Leaves on 18 October 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 4./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 19[2][4]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 25 September 1944
Wehrmachtbericht reference
Date | Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording | Direct English translation |
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25 September 1944 (addendum) | In den Kämpfen bei Warschau zeichnete sich der Ritterkreuzträger Oberleutnant d. R. Kreuzinger, Kompaniechef in einer Panzer-Aufklärungsabteilung, wiederholt durch besondere Tapferkeit aus. Er fand in diesen Kämpfen den Heldentod.[5] | In the fighting near Warsaw, the Knight's Cross bearer First Lieutenant of the Reserves Kreuzinger, company chief in a Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion, repeatedly distinguished himself through extraordinary bravery. He found in this fighting a heroic death. |
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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. Unknown parameter
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- 1919 births
- 1944 deaths
- People from Rýmařov
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht