Karl-Heinz Ertel

Karl-Heinz Ertel
Born	26 November 1919 Lünen
Died	25 January 1993(1993-01-25) (aged 73) Langenberg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen-SS
Years of service	1938–1945
Rank	Hauptsturmführer der Reserve
Unit	23rd SS Volunteer Panzer Grenadier Division Nederland SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment.49 "De Ruyter"
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Heinz Ertel (26 November 1919 – 25 January 1993) was a Hauptsturmführer der Reserve, in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (19 October 1942)
- 1st Class (7 January 1943)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (?)
Eastern Front Medal
Infantry Assault Badge
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (?)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 23 August 1944 as Hauptsturmführer der Reserve and Adjutant SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment.49 "De Ruyter" ^[1]

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	Ertel, Karl-Heinz
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	26 November 1919
Place of birth	Lünen, Germany
Date of death	25 January 1993
Place of death	Langenberg, Germany