Klaus Coracino

Klaus Coracino
Born	8 March 1910 Walheim
Died	12 July 1994 (aged 84) Eschweiler
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–36 1939–45
Rank	Hauptmann of the Reserves
Unit	Sturmgeschütz-Begleitkompanie 254
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Hube's Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Klaus Coracino (8 March 1910 – 12 July 1994) was a highly decorated Hauptmann of the Reserves 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (5 May 1941)
  • 1st Class (25 December 1941)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (27 February 1944)
• German Cross in Gold on 26 May 1943 as Leutnant of the Reserves in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 454^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 September 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and Chief of Sturmgeschütz-Begleitkompanie 254 in the I./Grenadier-Regiment 431^{[2][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as chief of Sturmgeschütz-Begleitkompanie 254 in the 254. Infanterie-Division.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 75.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 131.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 262.

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; Wegmann, Günter (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 4: C–Dow] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8.

External links

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