Siegfried Rammelt

Siegfried Rammelt
Born	18 December 1914 Falkenberg
Died	21 March 1944 (aged 29) Monte Cassino, Italy
Buried at	German War Cemetery Cassino (Block 22-grave 43)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer (1935–40) Luftwaffe (1940–44)
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Oberleutnant (Posthumously)
Unit	Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Siegfried Rammelt (18 December 1914 – 21 March 1944) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Fallschirmjäger 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. Siegfried Rammelt was killed on 21 March 1944 during the Battle of Monte Cassino. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 June 1944.

Awards and decorations

• Fallschirmschützenabzeichen
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe
• German Cross in Gold (5 February 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 June 1944 as Leutnant and Pionierzugführer (pioneer Zugführer (platoon leader)) in the Stabskompanie/Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3^[1]
• Ärmelband Kreta

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 284.

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 (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.

External links

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