Edgar Stentzler

Eduard Leopold Edgar Stentzler
Born	27 March 1905 Dortmund
Died	20 October 1941 (aged 36) Tilsit, East Prussia
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer (1923–33) Luftwaffe (1933–41)
Years of service	1923–41
Rank	Major
Commands held	II./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Norwegian Campaign Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Eduard Leopold Edgar Stentzler (27 March 1905 – 20 October 1941) was a highly decorated Major in the Fallschirmjäger 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. Edgar Stentzler was wounded during the Siege of Leningrad and died on 20 October 1941 in a military hospital in Tilsit, East Prussia.

Awards and decorations

• Fallschirmschützenabzeichen
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (5 May 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (24 May 1940)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Major and commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment ^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 294.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 333.

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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945