Karl Prümm

Karl Prümm
Born	12 July 1917 Trier
Died	10 January 1999 (aged 81)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 105
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl Prümm (12 July 1917 – 10 January 1999) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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 (31 August 1941)
  • 1st Class (25 November 1941)
• Infantry Assault Badge (21 September 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (21 September 1941)
  • in Silver (9 February 1942)
  • in Gold (5 August 1942)
• Crimea Shield (23 August 1942)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (?)
  • in Silver (21 January 1944)
• German Cross in Gold (24 December 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 May 1943 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 105^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 282.

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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com