Oskar Albrecht

Oskar Albrecht
Born	24 September 1914 Abtsbessingen
Died	13 November 1992 (aged 78) Wallhausen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	Infanterie-Regiment 15
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Oskar Albrecht (24 September 1914 – 13 November 1992) was a highly decorated Feldwebel 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

• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (4 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (2 July 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• General Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 July 1941 as Unteroffizier and Geschützführer in the 14.(Jäger)/Infanterie-Regiment 15 (mot.)^[2][3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 36.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 189.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 114.

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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

External links

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