Erich Beine

Erich Beine
Erich Beine
Born	26 June 1914 Dörentrup
Died	6 February 2004 (aged 89) Braunschweig
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 12
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Crete Italian Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich Beine (26 June 1914 – 6 February 2004) 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.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal (28 November 1939)^[1]
• Parachutist Badge (3 October 1940)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (28 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (25 February 1942)^[1]
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (26 September 1944)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (24 March 1940)^[1]
  • in Silver (24 November 1944)^[1]
  • in Gold (19 April 1945)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 September 1944 as Hauptmann and leader of I./Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 12^{[2][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer on 18 November 1944 as leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment (12).^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 16.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 128.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 212.

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.
• Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military. ISBN 978-0-88740-749-9.
• 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
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945