Alfons Bialetzki

Alfons Bialetzki
Born	29 September 1919 Bogutschütz
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1940–45
Rank	Oberleutnant of the Reserves
Unit	1./Grenadier-Regiment 333
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive Battle of Narva (1944) Riga Offensive (1944) Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfons Bialetzki (born 29 September 1919) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant of the Reserves 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 and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards.

Awards and decorations

• Fallschirmschützenabzeichen (1 April 1941)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 July 1941)^[1]
  • 1st Class (10 July 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge
  • in Black (1 December 1941)^[1]
  • in Silver (24 March 1942)^[1]
  • in Gold (3 October 1944)^[1]
• 2 Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (28 October 1941)^[1]
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (1 September 1942)^[1]
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (20 September 1944)^[1]
  • in Silver (4 October 1944)^[1]
  • in Gold (17 November 1944)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 1 June 1944 as Leutnant of the Reserves in 1./Grenadier-Regiment 333^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1944 as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader in 1./Grenadier-Regiment 333^[3]
• Ärmelband Kreta (1 July 1943)^[1]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 4.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 41.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 113.

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold [Knight's Cross Bearers with the Close Combat Clasp in Gold] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1992). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 2: Bi–Bo [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 2: Bi–Bo] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1734-3.

External links

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