Hermann von Borries

Hermann von Borries
Born	(1899-10-13)13 October 1899
Died	16 February 1943(1943-02-16) (aged 43)
Place of birth	Sülzhagen
Place of death	Porchow
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1917–1943
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	Infanterie-Regiment 46 Infanterie-Regiment 377
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann von Borries (13 October 1899 – 16 February 1943) 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. Hermann von Borries died in hospital at Porchow on 16 February 1943.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (3 January 1935)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (26 October 1939)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 May 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 46

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
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945