Alfredo Carpaneto

Alfredo Carpaneto
Born	4 January 1915 Rome
Died	26 January 1945 (aged 30) Neuhausen, East Prussia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Unteroffizier
Unit	schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Siege of Leningrad Battle of Narva (1944) East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfredo Carpaneto (4 January 1915 – 26 January 1945) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier 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. Alfredo Carpaneto, an Italian volunteer, was killed in action on 26 January 1945 near Neuhausen, East Prussia. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (24 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (3 October 1944)
• Panzer Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Unteroffizier and panzer commander in the 2./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 502^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.

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.
• 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