Rudolf Bayer (soldier)

Rudolf Bayer
Born 10 March 1917(1917-03-10)
Mannheim, Germany
Died 14 July 1944(1944-07-14) (aged 27)
Sokal, Ukraine
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Heer
Years of service 1938 - 1944
Rank Oberleutnant der Reserve (Posthumously)
Unit Grenadier-Regiment 112
Battles/wars

World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Rudolf Bayer (10 March 1917 – 14 July 1944) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant der Reserve 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. Rudolf Bayer was wounded on 13 July 1944 and died the next day in a hospital in Sokal, Ukraine. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant der Reserve.

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References

Citations
  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 107.
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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