Herbert Amann

Herbert Amann
Born	(1919-10-11)October 11, 1919
Died	12 January 1944(1944-01-12) (aged 24)
Place of birth	Dossenheim
Place of death	Novomyrhorod, Ukraine
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–1944
Rank	Hauptmann (Posthumously)
Unit	Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 905
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941–1942) Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Battle of Kursk Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Herbert Amann (11 October 1919 – 12 January 1944) 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. Herbert Amann was killed on 12 January 1944 near Novomyrhorod, Ukraine. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross and promoted to Hauptmann.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 July 1942)
  • 1st Class (21 August 1943)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (27 September 1943)
• General Assault Badge (3 September 1943)
• Crimea Shield (28 October 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1944 as Oberleutnant and Chef 1./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 905

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.
• Thomas, Franz and Wegmann, Günter (1985). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil I: Sturmartillerie (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-1447-0.

External links

• Die Sturmartillerie.com
• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945