Hermann Danzer

Hermann Danzer
Born	(1916-06-25)25 June 1916 Vienna, Austria
Died	20 June 1940(1940-06-20) (aged 23) Épinal, France
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–38 (Austria) 1938–40 (Germany)
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 57
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Danzer (25 June 1916 – 20 June 1940) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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. Hermann Danzer was killed in action on 20 June 1940

Awards and decorations

Sudetenland Medal
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (2 October 1939)
- 1st Class (25 May 1940)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (8 January 1940)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 December 1940 as Leutnant and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 57^[1]

Notes

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 133.

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.

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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 6th Panzer Division

Stab	Walther von Hünersdorff¹ (Oak Leaves) Werner Kempf² (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels³ (Oak Leaves)

6. Schützen-Brigade	Hans-Karl Freiherr von Esebeck Erhard Raus⁴ (Oak Leaves)

Panzer-Regiment 11	Franz Bäke (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hans-Günther Bethke Ludwig Bloos Heinrich Hüls Walther von Hünersdorff¹ (Oak Leaves) Richard Koll Hans Stern Hugo Wiesemann Erich Zernin

Panzer-Abteilung 65	Erich Löwe⁵ (Oak Leaves)

Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4	Otto Bittorf Karl Hirsch Ignaz Graf von und zu Hoensbroech Wilhelm Klöpping Bernhard Kluth Gerhard Moormann Erich Oeckel Theodor Populo Johann von Ravenstein (Pour le Mérite) Gustav Reimar⁶ (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Schütten Martin Unrein⁷ (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Freiherr von Waldenfels

Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 114	Max Grieser Bernhard Mikus Heinrich Mondabon Franz Richter Konstantin Rogalla von Bieberstein Paul Stahl (Oak Leaves) Alois Zmugg

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 41	Hans Burbach Hubertus Drolshage

Kradschützen-Bataillon 6	Friedrich Quentin Erich Freiherr von Seckendorff Heinz Wagner Hanns-Joachim Wissemann

Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 6	Fritz Biermann Günter Hasenbeck Felix Krüger

Panzerpionier-Bataillon 57	Hermann Danzer Willy Langenohl Franz Millonig

Feldersatz-Battalion 76	Gustav Reimar⁶ (Oak Leaves)

¹ Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 11, Oak Leaves with the Stab. ² Oak Leaves with XXXXVIII Panzer Corps. ³ Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 4, Oak Leaves with the Stab. ⁴ Oak Leaves with the XI Army Corps. ⁵ Oak Leaves with the 501st Heavy Panzer Battalion. ⁶ Knight's Cross with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 4, Oak Leaves with Feldersatz-Battalion 76. ⁷ Oak Leaves with the 14th Panzer Division.

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