Gustav Alvermann

Gustav Alvermann
Born	9 October 1897 Ilster
Died	7 June 1942 (aged 44) Sevastopol, Ukraine
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1916–18 1935–42
Rank	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves (Posthumously)
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle for The Hague Battle of the Netherlands Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941–1942) Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gustav Alvermann (9 October 1897 – 7 June 1942) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant of the 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. Gustav Alvermann was killed during the Siege of Sevastopol and was posthumously promoted to the rank of Oberstleutnant der Reserve.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (19 July 1918)^[1]
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (17 May 1940)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 1st Class (19 May 1940)^[1]
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Crimea Shield
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 May 1940 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and Chief of the 10./Infanterie-Regiment 47^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 53.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 99.

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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

External links

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