Günter Vollmer

Günter Vollmer
Born	15 May 1917 Berlin
Died	10 December 2004 (aged 87) Münster
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945 1956–77
Rank	Hauptmann of the Reserves (Wehrmacht) Generalmajor (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 411
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Günter Vollmer (15 May 1917 – 10 December 2004) was a highly decorated Hauptmann of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and 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
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Demyansk Shield
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 April 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 411^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 351.

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

• Das-Ritterkreuz.de
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht