Waldemar Lehmann

Waldemar Lehmann
Born	(1913-04-29)29 April 1913
Died	7 June 1997(1997-06-07) (aged 84)
Place of birth	Palatowka, Russia
Place of death	Sehlde
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1931–1945
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 3
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Waldemar Lehmann (29 April 1913 – 7 June 1997) 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, and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold, one of only 631 awarded.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (1 September 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 March 1944)
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (27 August 1942)
  • in Silver (1 August 1943)
  • in Gold (15 May 1944)
• German Cross in Gold on 23 November 1944 as Hauptmann in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 3
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 August 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 3

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold. Selbstverlag Florian Berger ISBN 3-9501307-3-X.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall (in German). ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
• 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