Dieter Damerius

Dieter Damerius

Born	17 April 1924 (1924-04-17) (age 87) Rengersdorf
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1943–1945
Rank	Leutnant der Reserve
Unit	Grenadier-Regiment 273
Battles/wars	World War II Courland Pocket East Prussian Offensive Samland Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dieter Damerius (born 7 April 1924) was a highly decorated Leutnant der Reserve 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 and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Dieter Damerius was captured by British forces at the end of the war and was released in February 1946.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (13 March 1944)
- 1st Class (31 December 1944)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
Infantry Assault Badge
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 24 February 1945 as Leutnant der Reserve and Führer of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 273^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 133.

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.

Persondata
Name	Damerius, Dieter
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	7 April 1924
Place of birth	Rengersdorf, Germany
Date of death
Place of death

Dieter Damerius

Awards and decorations

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