Emil Kaminsky

Emil Kaminsky
Born	9 October 1917 Querfurt near Merseburg, German Empire
Died	5 July 1944 (aged 26) near Bobruisk, Belarus
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–44
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	134th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Emil Kaminsky (9 October 1917 – 5 July 1944) was a Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Military career

Kaminsky was conscripted into Infantry Regiment 53 of the 14th Infantry Division on 1 October 1936. In August 1939, he was transferred to the 9th company of Infantry Regiment 455 of the 255th Infantry Division. He fought in the Battle of France and was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse) on 23 June 1940.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (23 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (15 January 1942)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight' Cross on 15 October 1942 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the Infanterie-Regiment 446^{[2][3][Note 1]}
  • 497th Oak Leaves on 12 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Ordonnanzoffizier (orderly officer) in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 446^[4][5][6]

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Infanterie-Regiment 446.^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 345.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 250.
3. Von Seemen 1976, p. 186.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 431.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 83.
6. Von Seemen 1976, p. 45.

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 (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
• Von Seemen, Gerhard (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 : die Ritterkreuzträger sämtlicher Wehrmachtteile, Brillanten-, Schwerter- und Eichenlaubträger in der Reihenfolge der Verleihung : Anhang mit Verleihungsbestimmungen und weiteren Angaben [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 : The Knight's Cross Bearers of All the Armed Services, Diamonds, Swords and Oak Leaves Bearers in the Order of Presentation: Appendix with Further Information and Presentation Requirements] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7909-0051-4.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht