Alfred Jaedtke | |
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![]() Alfred Jaedtke | |
Born | December 31, 1913 |
Died | 6 June 1992 | (aged 78)
Place of birth | Mohrungen |
Place of death | Rimbach |
Allegiance |
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Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service |
?–1945 1956–1970 |
Rank |
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | I. / Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 14 |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Alfred Jaedtke (31 December 1913 – 6 June 1992) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and 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
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Panzer Badge in Bronze
- Eastern Front Medal
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- in Silver
- German Cross in Gold (11 April 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 September 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of I. / Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 14 [1]
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 199.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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