Erich Dienenthal

Erich Dienenthal
Born	17 December 1915 Siegen
Died	26 July 1990 (aged 74) Siegen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	Don-Kosaken-Reiter-Regiment 1
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Voronezh (1942) Occupation of Yugoslavia
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich Dienenthal (17 December 1915 – 26 July 1990) was a highly decorated Major 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.

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal (31 December 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 December 1939)
  • 1st Class (19 August 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (6 May 1942)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (19 March 1944)
• Ostvolk Medal in Silver with Swords
  • 2nd Class (9 December 1943)
  • 1st Class (3 June 1944)
• Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge (24 December 1944)
• Infantry Assault Badge (19 July 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 December 1941 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 2.(Radfahr)/Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 45^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 136.

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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com