Paul Audorff

Paul Audorff
Born	6 February 1904 Hof
Died	17 January 1981 (aged 69) Marktredwitz
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1923–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 754
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Tunisia Campaign
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Paul Otto Ernst Friedrich Audorff (6 February 1904 – 17 January 1981) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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 Audorff was captured by American forces after the fall of Tunisia in May 1943. he was held until 1946.

Awards and decorations

• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 3rd and 4th Class (2 October 1936)^[1]
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (5 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (6 June 1940)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 May 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 754^[2]
• Ärmelband Afrika

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 112.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 101.

Bibliography

• Alman, Karl (1998). Ritterkreuzträger des Afrikakorps [Knight's Cross Bearers of the Afrika Korps] (in German). Rastatt, Germany: VPM Verlagsunion Pabel Moewig. ISBN 978-3-8118-1457-8.
• 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

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