Gerhard Lange
| Gerhard Lange | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 July 1916 Roßla |
| Died |
10 April 1996 (aged 79) Nuremberg |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service |
?–1945 ?–1972 |
| Rank |
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | Panzer-Regiment 35 |
| Commands held | II./Panzer-Regiment 35 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gerhard Lange (14 July 1916 – 10 April 1996) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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 (1 November 1939)
- Sudetenland Medal
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Panzer Badge
- in Silver
- II Grade
- III Grade
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (15 September 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Hauptmann and leader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 35[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 232.
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.
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