Rudolf Altstadt

Rudolf Altstadt
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Born	(1914-01-16)16 January 1914
Died	27 May 1974(1974-05-27) (aged 60)
Place of birth	Offenbach am Main
Place of death	Bad Langenbrücken
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–1938 1939–1945
Rank	Major der Reserves
Commands held	1. / Grenadier-Regiment 380
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rudolf Altstadt (16 January 1914 – 27 May 1974) was a highly decorated Major der Reserves 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. Rudolf Altstadt was captured by American troops in April 1945 and is released a month later.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (14 January 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (5 March 1944)
• Eastern Front Medal (8 August 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge (13 March 1942)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (9 February 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserves and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 380

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
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945