Klaus Düwell

Klaus Friedrich Düwell
Born	3 March 1917 Munich
Died	15 February 1998 (aged 80) Oberstdorf
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Major i.G.
Unit	Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiments 137
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Operation Weserübung Battles of Narvik Operation Barbarossa Operation Renntier Operation Silberfuchs Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Klaus Friedrich Düwell (3 March 1917 – 15 February 1998) was a highly decorated Major i.G. 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. Klaus Düwell was captured by American forces in May 1945 and was held until 1946.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 November 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 12./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 137^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 141.

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.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945