Robert Colli

Robert Colli
Born	27 June 1898 Vienna, Austria
Died	22 July 1980 (aged 82) Gmunden, Austria
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Bundesheer Wehrmacht
Years of service	1916–38 (Austria) 1938–45 (Germany)
Rank	Hauptmann (Austria) Oberst (Germany)
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 547
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Annexation of the Memel Territory Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battles of Rzhev Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Robert Colli (27 June 1898 – 22 July 1980) was a highly decorated Oberst 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 (11 November 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 December 1939)
  • 1st Class (14 June 1940)
• Memel Medal (29 February 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (20 October 1943)
  • in Silver (18 February 1944)
  • in Gold (26 September 1944)
• Infantry Assault Badge (12 June 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (6 November 1942)
• German Cross in Gold on 3 August 1943 as Oberstleutnant in Grenadier-Regiment 547^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 February 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 547^[2]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 74.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 131.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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 (1998). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 4: C–Dow [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 4: C–Dow] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2534-8.

External links

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