Ernst Bolbrinker

Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Bolbrinker
Born	23 October 1898 Graz, Austria
Died	2 July 1962 (aged 63) Bielefeld
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1920)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–20 1936–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Commands held	I./Panzer-Regiment 5
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Sudetenland Medal Invasion of Poland Battle of France North African Campaign Siege of Tobruk Operation Battleaxe Operation Crusader Battle of Gazala First Battle of El Alamein
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Engineer

Dipl.-Ing. Ernst Bolbrinker^{[Notes 1]} (23 October 1898 – 2 July 1962) was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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. Ernst Bolbrinker was captured in 1945 and was released in 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (7 August 1917)
  • 1st Class (5 August 1918)
• The Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (17 April 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (20 May 1941)
• Panzer Badge in Silver (17 April 1941)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 May 1941 as Major and commander of I./Panzer-Regiment 5 ^[1]
• Ärmelband Afrika
• Silver Medal of Military Valour

Notes

1. In German an engineer's degree is called Diplom-Ingenieur (abbreviated Dipl.-Ing.)

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 118.

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

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Ernst Bolbrinker @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 16, 2010)