Wolfgang van Kranenbrock

Wolfgang van Kranenbrock
Born	11 August 1909 Dresden
Died	22 March 1986 (aged 76) Erlangen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	II./Infanterie-Regiment 102
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Wolfgang van Kranenbrock (11 August 1909 – 22 March 1986) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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

• Medal for the Campaign of 1936−1939 (Spain)
• Spanish Cross in Bronze with Swords
• Sudetenland Medal (20 February 1940)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (17 September 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (23 November 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge (21 March 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal (5 September 1942)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (14 August 1942)
• Crimea Shield (16 January 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (30 May 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 September 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 102^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 223.

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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com