Heinz Allersmeier

Heinz Allersmeier
Born	24 March 1917 Chemnitz
Died	23 March 2001 (aged 83) Miesbach
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 189
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinz Allersmeier (24 March 1917 – 23 March 2001) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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 (3 July 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (2 November 1942)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• German Cross in Gold on 27 March 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 189^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 December 1944 as Major of the Reserves and commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 181^{[3][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as leader of the Feldersatz-Bataillon 81.^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 39.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 13.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 190.

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 (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
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945