Herbert Lamprecht

Herbert Lamprecht
Born	28 March 1913 Berlin
Died	21 September 1978 (aged 65) Tegernsee
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	leichte Flak-Abteilung 76
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkans Campaign Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow Operation Bagration Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police officer

Herbert Lamprecht (28 March 1913 – 21 September 1978) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (19 September 1942)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 22 January 1943 as Hauptmann and deputy commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 76 (mot.)^[2]
  • 532nd Oak Leaves on 25 July 1944 as Hauptmann ^{[Notes 1]} and commander of the leichte Flak-Abteilung 76^[4]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (10 July 1944)

Wehrmachtbericht reference

The daily Wehrmachtbericht (Wehrmacht propaganda report) noted the following:

Date	Original German Wehrmachtbericht wording	Direct English translation
10 July 1944	In den schweren Abwehrkämpfen im Raum von Orscha hat sich Major Lamprecht, Kommandeur einer hamburgischen leichten Flakabteilung, durch beispielhafte Tapferkeit ausgezeichnet.[5]	In the heavy defensive fighting in the area of Orsha has Major Lamprecht, commander of a Hamburg light flak department, distinguished himself by showing exemplary bravery.

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as Major.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 3.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 231.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 490.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 72.
5. Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 3, pp. 157–158.

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 (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939-1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht