Ernst Kutschkau
Ernst Kutschkau (23 October 1910 – 4 February 1947) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel of the Reserves 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. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards
Awards and decorations
Notes
- ↑ According to Scherzer as Oberfeldwebel.[5]
References
Citations
- 1 2 Thomas 1997, p. 432.
- 1 2 3 Berger 2004, p. 247.
- ↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 265.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 281.
- 1 2 Scherzer 2007, p. 488.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 99.
Bibliography
- Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold [Knight's Cross Bearers with the Close Combat Clasp in Gold] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7.
- 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.
- 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.
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- Anton Dicke
- Herbert Engbrecht
- Wilhelm Gaißer
- Alfred Hermann
- Kurt Hilgendorff
- David Kalkgruber
- Claus von Kursell
- Ernst Kutschkau (Oak Leaves)
- Waldemar Lehmann
- Fritz Lemke
- Wilhelm Morawietz
- Heinz Mothes
- Karl Sawatzki
- Siegfried Schaper
- Joachim Schwanitz
- Herbert Schwender2 (Oak Leaves)
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