Heinz Allersmeier

Heinz Allersmeier

Born	24 March 1917 Chemnitz
Died	23 March 2001(2001-03-23) (aged 83) Miesbach
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 189
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinz Allersmeier (24 March 1917 – 23 March 2001) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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 was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (3 July 1940)
- 1st Class (2 November 1942)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver
Infantry Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
German Cross in Gold (27 March 1944)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 9 December 1944 as Major der Reserve and commander of Feldersatz-Bataillon 181 ^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 98.

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	Allersmeier, Heinz
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	24 March 1917
Place of birth	Chemnitz, Germany
Date of death	23 March 2001
Place of death	Miesbach, Germany

Heinz Allersmeier

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