Eduard Altacher

Eduard Altacher
Born	24 January 1919 Saalfelden-Harham, Austria
Died	27 May 1945 (aged 26) Zell am See
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	6th Mountain Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Eduard Altacher (24 January 1919 – 27 May 1945) was a Hauptmann with the Gebirgsjäger of the Wehrmacht during World War II.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 May 1941)^[1]
  • 1st Class (2 October 1944)^[1]
• Infantry Assault Badge (19 March 1943)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939) in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 18 November 1944 as Hauptmann and leader of the II./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 143^[2][3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1993, p. 4.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 190.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.

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 (1993). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VI: Die Gebirgstruppe Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VI: The Mountain Troops Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2430-3.