Rudolf Flinzer

Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Flinzer
Born	9 November 1889 Stollberg
Died	17 June 1976(1976-06-17) (aged 86) Opladen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1909–19 1936–45
Rank	Oberst of the Reserves
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 317
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk (1943) Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Max Wilhelm Flinzer (9 November 1889 – 17 June 1976) was a highly decorated Oberst 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (18 September 1914)
  • 1st Class (15 August 1915)
• Knight of the Military Order of St. Henry (4 December 1914)
• Landwehr-Dienstauszeichnung AR (Kingdom of Saxony Service Award)
  • 2nd Class (10 June 1915)
  • 1st Class with Swords (24 April 1917)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (5 October 1935)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (6 June 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge (6 June 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal (27 August 1942)
• German Cross in Gold on 27 January 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves in Grenadier-Regiment 317
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 6 April 1943 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 317
  • 575th Oak Leaves on 5 September 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 317

References

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. 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 (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Wegmann, Günter (2010). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 7: Fl–Fu (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2380-1. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht