Karl-Erich Berg | |
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Born | 30 May 1919 |
Died | 10 June 2001 | (aged 82)
Place of birth | Bonn |
Place of death | Hamburg |
Allegiance |
Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/branch | Heer |
Years of service | 1937–1945 |
Rank |
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Major (Bundeswehr) |
Commands held | 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191 |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl-Erich Berg (30 May 1919 – 10 June 2001) 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. Karl-Erich Berg was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in June 1945.
Awards and decorations[]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge
- in Black
- Eastern Front Medal
- General Assault Badge
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191[1]
References[]
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 110.
- 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.