Ernst-Georg Kedzia

Ernst-Georg Kedzia
Born	(1914-11-15)15 November 1914
Died	16 June 1994(1994-06-16) (aged 79)
Place of birth	Berlin
Place of death	Berlin
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–1945
Rank	Major
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 98
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ernst-Georg Kedzia (15 November 1914 – 6 June 1994) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold (March 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 26 November 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 272
  • 794th Oak Leaves on 23 March 1945 as Major and Combat commander of Fürstenberg an der Oder and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 98

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht