Paul Adam (German soldier)

Paul Adam
Born	23 March 1892 Saarbrücken
Died	30 November 1969 (aged 77) Saarbrücken
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–18 1935–45
Rank	Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) of the Reserves
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 158
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Voronezh (1942) Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Paul Adam (23 March 1892 – 30 November 1969) was a highly decorated Oberst im Generalstab (in the General Staff) 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. Paul Adam was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 in the Courland Pocket, and was held until 1948.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class (3 February 1915)
  • 1st Class (15 April 1918)
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (29 December 1934)
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (20 July 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (5 July 1940)
  • in Silver (14 October 1944)
• General Assault Badge (17 January 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 April 1943 as Major of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 158^[2][3]
• Ärmelband Kurland (5 May 1945)

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 15.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 113.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 187.

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. pp. 8–18. 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.
• 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

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