Wolfgang Koltermann

Wolfgang Koltermann
Born	28 March 1917 Schönlanke
Died	21 December 1994 (aged 77) Augsburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 29 Schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wolfgang Koltermann (28 March 1917 – 21 December 1994) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 September 1941)
  • 1st Class (8 December 1942)
• Panzer Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 March 1945 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 3./schwere Panzer-Abteilung 507^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 220.

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

• Das Ritterkreuz.de