Georg Wenzelburger

Georg "Schorsch" Wenzelburger
Nickname	"Schorsch"
Born	22 December 1910(1910-12-22) Uhingen
Died	18 January 2000(2000-01-18) (aged 89) Grafenberg
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1930–1945
Rank	Major
Commands held	Grenadier–Regiment 1093
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Demyansk Pocket East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg "Schorsch" Wenzelburger (22 December 1910 – 18 January 2000) was a highly decorated Major 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. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards.

Awards and decorations

West Wall Medal
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (25 May 1940)
- 1st Class (22 August 1941)
Wound Badge
- in Black
- in Silver
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (5 May 1944)
Eastern Front Medal
Infantry Assault Badge
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (1 January 1943)^[1]
- in Silver (20 April 1944)^[1]
- in Gold (18 February 1945)^[1]
German Cross in Gold (18 March 1943)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 26 December 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of II.Battalion / Grenadier–Regiments 1098^[2]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c Berger 2004, p. 534.
^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 359.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther–Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun–Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
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	Wenzelburger, Georg
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	22 December 1910
Place of birth	Uhingen, Germany
Date of death	18 January 2000
Place of death	Grafenberg, Germany