Adam Dyroff

Franz Adam Dyroff
Born	6 May 1916 Dieburg
Died	24 March 1998 (aged 81) Darmstadt-Eberstadt
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France North African Campaign Operation Battleaxe Operation Crusader Battle of Gazala Battle of Bir Hakeim First Battle of El Alamein Battle of Alam el Halfa Second Battle of El Alamein Italian Campaign Operation Husky Battle of Monte Cassino Operation Diadem Battle of the Bulge
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Franz Adam Dyroff (6 May 1916 – 24 March 1998) was a highly decorated Major 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.

Awards and decorations

• Reich Youth Sports Badge (29 September 1933)
• Reich Sports Badge (12 July 1934)
• SA Sports Badge (17 September 1934)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (28 November 1940)
• West Wall Medal (20 March 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (21 January 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge (22 October 1940)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 July 1944)
• Ärmelband Afrika (1 October 1943)
• German Cross in Gold on 8 August 1942 as Oberleutnant in Schützen-Regiment 115^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 December 1944 as Major and commander of III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115^[2]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 95.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 141.

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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

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