Hermann Kreß

Hermann Kreß
Born	23 July 1895 Haßfurt, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died	11 August 1943 (aged 48) Novorossiysk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union now Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1932)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–32 1934–45
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands held	4. Gebirgs-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Rostov (1941) Second Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Kreß (23 July 1895 – 11 August 1943) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant 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 Kreß was shot in the head by a Soviet sniper on 11 August 1943 near Novorossiysk, Soviet Union, and died instantly.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (2 November 1939)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Order of Michael the Brave 3rd Class (7 August 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 December 1941 as Oberst and commander of Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 224.

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

• Hermann Kreß @ Axis Biographical Research at the Wayback Machine (archived November 17, 2010)
• World War 2 Awards.com