Paul Reißmann

Paul Reissmann
Born	17 January 1920
Died	8 November 1944 (aged 24) Hungary
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1940–45
Rank	Oberscharführer
Unit	22nd Volunteer cavalry Division Maria Theresia
Battles/wars	World War II †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross I Class Iron Cross II Class

Paul Reissmann (17 January 1920 – 8 November 1944) was an Oberscharführer in the Waffen SS during World War II, who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Biography

Oberscharführer Paul Reissmann was the commander of the 4th Squadron, 17th SS Cavalry Regiment, 22nd Volunteer cavalry Division Maria Theresia. He was killed in action on the 8 November 1944 and awarded a posthumous Knight's Cross on the 16 November 1944.^[1][2]

References

1. "frontkjemper".
2. "axis.history.factbook".

Further reading

• 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.
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.