Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski

Hermann Leopold August von Oppeln-Bronikowski
Born	2 January 1899 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	19 September 1966 (aged 67) Gaißach, Bavaria, West Germany
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1917–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Unit	20th Panzer Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Olympic medal record
Equestrian
	1936 Berlin	Dressage team

Hermann Leopold August von Oppeln-Bronikowski (2 January 1899 – 19 September 1966) was a German Wehrmacht officer. Oppeln-Bronikowski fought during World War I and World War II. At the 1936 Summer Olympics he won the Gold Medal in the team Dressage. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (28 May 1918)^[1]
  • 1st Class (14 October 1918)^[1]
• Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille (14 October 1918)
• Panzer Badge in Silver (2. Class)
• Wound Badge in Black
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (10 November 1939)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 7 August 1943 as Oberst in Panzer-Regiment 11^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 1 January 1943 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 204^[3][4]
  • 536th Oak Leaves on 28 July 1944 as Oberst and commander of Panzer-Regiment 22^[3][5]
  • 142nd Swords on 17 April 1945 as Generalmajor and commander of the 20. Panzer-Division^[3][6]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 132.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 338.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 578.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 330.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 86.
6. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 48.

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 (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.
• Frey, Gerhard; Herrmann, Hajo: Helden der Wehrmacht - Unsterbliche deutsche Soldaten (in German). München, Germany: FZ-Verlag GmbH, 2004. ISBN 3-924309-53-1.