Emil Bäuerle

Emil Bäuerle
Born	10 May 1917 Neu-Ulm
Died	16 March 2007 (aged 89) Neu-Ulm
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Hauptmann of the Reserves
Unit	Jäger-Regiment 56
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Siege of Leningrad Vistula–Oder Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Emil Bäuerle (10 May 1917 – 16 March 2007) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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 was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Emil Bäuerle was captured by Soviet troops in March 1945 and held until 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• German Cross in Gold on 20 September 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the 8./Jäger-Regiment 56^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 8./Jäger-Regiment 56^[2]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 27.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 103.

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
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945