Heinz Auert

Heinz Auert
Born	11 June 1921 Halle (Saale)
Died	18 February 2002 (aged 80) Rüppershausen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Leutnant of the Reserves
Unit	Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 116
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinz Auert (11 June 1921 – 18 February 2002) was a German Leutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. Heinz Auert was born on 11 June 1921 in Halle (Saale) and received the Knight's cross as a Lieutenant of the reserve and leader of the 2nd company of Panzer reconnaissance battalion 116 on 28 February 1945. Heinz Auert died on 18 February 2002 in Rüppershausen.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 December 1941)
  • 1st Class (18 March 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze (8 April 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (13 January 1943)
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (25 October 1943)
  • in Silver in 1944
• Panzer Badge in Silver in 1944
• German Cross in Gold on 26 May 1943 as Feldwebel in the 4./Kradschützen-Bataillon 54^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 February 1945 as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 2./Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 116^[2][3]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 18.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 195.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 118.

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.