Heinrich Ernst

This article is about the German military officer in World War II. For the 19th Century Moravian violinist and composer, see Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst.

Heinrich Ernst
Born	26 May 1917 Witterda
Died	28 November 2002(2002-11-28) (aged 85) Witterda
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Battle of the Bulge Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinrich Ernst (26 May 1917 – 28 November 2002) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- in Silver
General Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 March 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and deputy leader of the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 9^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 147.

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

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 9th Panzer Division

Stab	Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt (Oak Leaves) Alfred Ritter von Hubicki Walter Scheller

9. Schützen-Brigade	Wilhelm von Apell

Panzer-Regiment 33	Friedrich Bauer Ludwig Bauer? Alois Eckert Joseph Gauglitz Georg Grüner¹ (Oak Leaves) Heinrich Hendricks Franz-Josef Kohout Karl Pfannkuche Erwin Strasser Gerhard Willing

Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10	Willibald Borowietz² (Oak Leaves) Walter Gorn³ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Fritz Iwand Hans-Joachim Künzel Leopold Liehl Franz Muttenthaler Erich Pelz Johann Reich Johannes Schulz Wilhelm Steger Alfred Tykiel Heinz Unger Ferdinand Wegerer (Oak Leaves) Jakob Zimmermann Hermann Zürner

Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 11	Edwin-Oskar Dietz Franz Edtbauer Hans-Henning Eichert Dieter Gläsche Joachim Gutmann Fritz Jacoby Ernst Metelmann Heinz Michelsen Friedrich Rass Helmut Scharf Günther Schemm Wilhelm Schmalz⁴ (Oak Leaves) Max Sperling Theodor Graf von Sponeck

Panzerartillerie-Regiment 102	Heinrich Benner Ewald Kraus

Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 9	Engelbert Bockhoff Rudolf von Bünau Heinrich Ernst Jakob Most Theodor Pültz Heinrich Voutta

Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 86	Heinrich Püttcher Kurt Speidel Max Treptau

Heeres-Flakartillerie-Abteilung 287	Albert Schroeder

Kradschützen-Bataillon 59	Walter Gorn³ (Oak Leaves & Swords)

Kampfgruppe	Josef Knotzer Wilhelm Kohler⁵ (Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with Panzer-Regiment 2 (16th Panzer Division). ² Oak Leaves with the 15th Panzer Division. ³ Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 10, Oak Leaves with Kradschützen-Bataillon 59, Swords with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10. ⁴ Oak Leaves with Brigade z.b.V. (Panzer Division "Hermann Göring"). ⁵ Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 195 (78th Infantry Division). This along with the ? (question mark) indicates doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.

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