Heinrich Otto Oelker | |
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Born | April 26, 1910 |
Died | 4 February 1999 | (aged 88)
Place of birth | Bremen |
Place of death | Marktoberdorf |
Allegiance |
Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1928–1945 |
Rank | Major |
Commands held | Divisions-Füsilier-Battalion 21 (L) |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heinrich Otto Oelker (26 April 1910 – 4 February 1999) 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. 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
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- War Merit Cross with Swords
- 2nd Class
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Hauptmann and leader of Divisions-Füsilier-Battalion 21 (L)[1]
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 268.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [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]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.