Wolfgang Kretzschmar

Wolfgang Kretzschmar
Born	(1907-07-02)2 July 1907
Died	27 December 1944(1944-12-27) (aged 37)
Place of birth	Allenstein
Place of death	Frauenburg/Goldingen
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1926 – 1945
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	JgRgt 24
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (posthumous)

Wolfgang Kretzschmar (2 July 1907 – 27 December 1944) was a German officer serving during World War II and recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves and Swords was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards

• Wound Badge in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp in Silver
• Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres (17 March 1943)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (23 June 1940)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
  • Knight's Cross on 15 May 1943 as Major as commander of Grenadier-Bataillon 540 z.b.V.
  • 600th Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as Oberstleutnant and Jäger-Regiment 24 (L)
  • 121st Swords on 12 January 1945 (posthumous) as Oberst and Jäger-Regiment 24 (L)

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2000). Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern. Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges (in German). Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 3-9501307-0-5.
• 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]. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2299-6.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards