Oskar Albrecht

Oskar Albrecht

Born	24 September 1914 Abtsbessingen
Died	13 November 1992(1992-11-13) (aged 78) Wallhausen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–1945
Rank	Feldwebel
Unit	Infanterie-Regiment 15
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Oskar Albrecht (24 September 1914 – 13 November 1992) was a highly decorated Feldwebel 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

Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (4 June 1940)
- 1st Class (2 July 1941)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
General Assault Badge
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 24 July 1941 as Unteroffizier and Geschützführer 14.(Panzer-Jäger) / Infanterie-Regiment 15 (mot.)^[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	Albrecht, Oskar
Alternative names
Short description	German soldier and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	24 September 1914
Place of birth	Abtsbessingen, Germany
Date of death	13 November 1992
Place of death	Wallhausen, Germany

Oskar Albrecht

Awards and decorations

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