Günther Drange

Günther Georg Drange
Born	14 March 1897 Glogau
Died	18 June 1970 (aged 73) Wiesbaden
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1919)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–19 1937–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	III./Infanterie-Regiment 490 Infanterie-Regiment 474 Grenadier-Regiment 428
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Günther Georg Drange (14 March 1897 – 18 June 1970) was a highly decorated Oberst 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 (1914)
  • 2nd Class (13 April 1916)^[1]
• Wound Badge in Black (1 July 1920)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 May 1940)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (10 December 1940)^[1]
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (26 February 1943)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold (21 February 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1941 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 428^[2][3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 2000, p. 5.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 164.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 279.

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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (2000). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 5: Dr–Em [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 5: Dr–Em] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2575-1.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com