Gerhard Berthold

Gerhard Berthold
Born	12 March 1891 Schneeberg
Died	14 April 1942(1942-04-14) (aged 51) Saizewa-Gora
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–1942
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands held	31. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Berthold (12 March 1891 – 14 April 1942) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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. Gerhard Berthold was killed on 14 April 1942 in Yukhnov, Russia. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
Cross of Honor
Sudetenland Medal
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (15 September 1939)
- 1st Class (1 October 1939)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 4 December 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 31. Infanterie-Division^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 111.

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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Military offices
Preceded by Generalmajor Kurt Kalmukoff	Commander of 31. Infanterie-Division 13 August 1941 – 20 January 1942	Succeeded by Oberst Friedrich Hoßbach

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 31st Infantry Division

Stab	Gerhard Berthold Willifrank Ochsner

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 12	Gerhard Bruchmann Ernst König (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Preussler Martin Wandersleb

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 17	Wilhelm Ahrens Otto Chowanetz Joachim von Stolzmann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 82	Wilhelm Busse Friedrich Hoßbach¹ (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Kirschenmann Wilhelm Lasse Gerhard Lemke Heinrich Lodtka Kurt Möhring Hugo Schwede Simon Sturm Walther Wallowitz Eberhard Wolfram

Panzerjäger-Abteilung 31	Albert Ahrens

Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 31	Harald Scheuermann

Pionier-Bataillon 31	Hugo Deventer Helmut Kalbitz² (Oak Leaves)

¹ Oak Leaves with LVI Panzer Corps) ² Knight’s Cross with Pionier-Bataillon 125 (125th Infantry Division).

Persondata
Name	Berthold, Gerhard
Alternative names
Short description	German General and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	12 March 1891
Place of birth	Schneeberg, Germany
Date of death	14 April 1942
Place of death	Saizewa-Gora, Russia