Hugo Laubereau
| Hugo Laubereau | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 January 1904 Offenburg |
| Died |
18 November 1997 (aged 93) Regensburg |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service |
1924–45 1955–62 |
| Rank |
Oberst (Wehrmacht) Oberst im Generalstab (Bundeswehr) |
| Commands held | Grenadier-Regiment 61 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hugo Laubereau (20 January 1904 – 18 November 1997) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst im Generalstab in the Bundeswehr. 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.
Awards and decorations
- Anschluss Medal
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (2 October 1939)
- 1st Class (22 May 1940)
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (22 May 1940)
- in Silver (17 October 1943)
- in Gold (22 February 1944)
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 November 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 61[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 234.
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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