Carl-Ludwig Blumenthal

Carl-Ludwig Paul Max Rudolf Blumenthal
Born 20 December 1917(1917-12-20)
Lüneburg
Died 9 March 1989(1989-03-09) (aged 71)
Troisdorf
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
 West Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1937–1945
1956–1974
Rank Hauptmann (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Commands held I./Grenadier-Ersatz-Regiment "Großdeutschland"
Battles/wars

World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Carl-Ludwig Paul Max Rudolf Blumenthal (20 December 1917 – 9 March 1989) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. 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

References

Citations
  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.
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.

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