Friedrich Raaf

Friedrich Raaf
Born	25 May 1920 Bad Urach
Died	14 March 2002 (aged 81) Bad Urach
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Leutnant der Reserves
Unit	7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk (1943) Operation Bagration Lower Silesian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Friedrich Raaf (25 May 1920 – 14 March 2002) was a highly decorated Leutnant der Reserves 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

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 January 1945 as Leutnant of the Reserves and Chief of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 20 January 1945 as Leutnant in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21^[2]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 283.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 363.

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.
• 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945