Rudolf Albust

Rudolf Albust
Born	28 June 1913 Crimmitschau
Died	9 April 1945 (aged 31) Saalfeld/Saale
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Obergefreiter
Unit	129th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rudolf Albust (28 June 1913 – 9 April 1945) was a Obergefreiter in the Wehrmacht during World War II and was a recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. He died of his wounds on 9 April 1945.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knights Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 December 1943 as Obergefreiter and Richtschütze (gunner) in the 2./Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 129^[1][2]

References

Citations

1. Scherzer 2007, p. 190.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.

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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards