Rudolf Bäcker

Rudolf Bäcker
Rudolf Bäcker
Born	February 21, 1914
Died	3 September 2005 (aged 91)
Place of birth	Erndtebrück
Place of death	Erndtebrück
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–1938; 1939–1945
Rank	Sanitäts-Feldwebel
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 36
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Kiev (1941); Crimean Campaign (1941–1942); Battle of the Caucasus;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rudolf Bäcker (21 February 1914 – 3 September 2005) was a highly decorated Sanitäts-Feldwebel 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 (23 August 1941)
- 1st Class (27 January 1942)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (25 November 1941)
- in Silver (9 September 1942)
Infantry Assault Badge (3 February 1943)
Eastern Front Medal
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- in Silver (3 August 1943)
German Cross in Gold (18 June 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 September 1943 as Sanitäts-Feldwebel and in the II. / Grenadier-Regiment 36 ^[1]

References[]

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 103.

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[]

[1] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 103.

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