Josef Dörries

Josef Dörries
Born	7 June 1923 Saarwellingen, Germany
Died	9 July 2007 (aged 84) Landshut, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1941–45 1956–75
Rank	Unteroffizier (Wehrmacht) Stabsfeldwebel (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 87
Battles/wars	World War II North African Campaign Second Battle of El Alamein Operation Bagration Bobruysk Offensive Siegfried Line Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Josef Dörries (7 June 1923 – 9 July 2007) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Stabsfeldwebel 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

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1944 as Unteroffizier and group leader in the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 87^[1]
• Ärmelband Afrika

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 138.

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.
• Nietrug, Gerd (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Saarlandes 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Saarland 1939 – 1945] (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Nickel. ISBN 978-3-925480-93-5.
• 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

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com