Ernst Schneck

Ernst Schneck
Born	14 September 1917(1917-09-14) Heidelberg
Died	23 October 1999(1999-10-23) (aged 82) Heidelberg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–1945
Rank	Hauptmann
Commands held	I./Grenadier-Regiment 698
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battles of Rzhev Battle of Smolensk (1943) Vistula–Oder Offensive Battle of Halbe
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Cement plant worker

Ernst Schneck (14 September 1917 – 23 October 1999) 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. Ernst Schneck was captured by Soviet troops in 1945 and was released in 1949.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (12 November 1941)
- 1st Class (26 August 1942)
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (5 April 1945)
Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
Tank Destruction Badge in Silver
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- in Silver
- in Gold (1 March 1945)
German Cross in Gold (7 October 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 16 November 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserves and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 698 ^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 312.

Bibliography

Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold. Selbstverlag Florian Berger ISBN 3-9501307-3-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.

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Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and Golden Close Combat Clasp

Karl Auer Johann Baichl Gregor Baunach Rudolf Becker Alfons Bialetzki Joachim Boosfeld Hermann Buchner Friedrich Buck Léon Degrelle Siegfried Deutschmann Heinrich Dittlof Anton Donnhauser Franz Dutter Hans Eckert Alois Eisele Karl-Heinrich Fink Heinz Finke Kurt Franke Erwin Frankenfeld Erich Friedrich Max Friedrich Franz Gössmann Ernst Grunau Franz Hack Martin Hackl Karl Hamberger Max Hansen Lorenz Harthan Rüdiger Hertel Bruno Hinz Franz Hofbauer Friedrich Holzer Fritz Jacobeit Hermann-Gustav Jochims Hans Juchem Franz Juschkat Vinzenz Kaiser Helmut Kämpfe Traugott Kempas Kurt Klein Gustav Knittel Günther Konopacki Gerhard Konopka Bernhard Kranz Helmut Kroeg Ernst Kutschkau Josef Lainer Waldemar Lehmann Alfred Lex Friedrich Lindenberg Wilhelm Loos Alfred Lorenz Erich Lorenz Heinz Macher Rolf Mager Hermann Maringgele Helmut Meitzel Werner Meyer Walter Misera Siegfried Moldenauer Emil Möller Werner Möller Heinz Müller Adolf Obschil Hans-Arno Ostermeier Adolf Peichl Harry Phönix Michael Pössinger Georg Preuß Karl Radermacher Emil Rentschler Franz Richter Hans-Heinrich Richter Erich Rudnik Alfred Rutkowski Johann Sauer Otto Sawatzki Kurt Schäfer Walter Schlags-Koch Heinrich Schmelzer Ernst Schneck Gustav Schreiber Helmuth Schreiber Herbert Schulze Walter Schwanbeck Walter Seebach Herbert Singer Sylvester Stadler Rolf Tittel Otto Vincon Heinrich Volker Helmut Wandmaker Georg Wenzelburger Heinz Werner Friedrich Wimmer Günther-Eberhardt Wisliceny Werner Wolff Hermann Wulf

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Persondata
Name	Schneck, Ernst
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	14 September1917
Place of birth	Heidelberg, Germany
Date of death	23 October 1999
Place of death	Heidelberg, Germany