Georg Langendorf

Georg Langendorf
Born	28 July 1920 Gräfenhausen, Darmstadt, Germany
Died	28 January 1999 (aged 78)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Obersturmführer
Unit	11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross I Class Iron Cross II Class German Cross in Gold Wound Badge

Georg Langendorf (28 July 1920 – 28 January 1999) was an Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Georg Langendorf was born on 28 July 1920, in Gräfenhausen, Darmstadt. He was awarded the Knight's Cross while in command of the 5th (Heavy) Company, 11th SS Reconnaissance Battalion, 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland in March 1944.

Langendorf was wounded during the Battle of Berlin in April 1945 but survived the war and died on the 28 January 1999. ^[1][2]

References

1. "frontkjemper".
2. "ritterkreuz".

Further reading

• 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.
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
• Fey, Will; Henschler, Henri (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-2905-5.
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.