Ludwig Bachmaier

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Ludwig Bachmaier
Born	24 August 1895 Sankt Wolfgang
Died	19 December 1957(1957-12-19) (aged 62) Landshut
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1924) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–1924 1936–1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant der Reserve
Commands held	1210 Grenadier-Regiment
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Brody (1941) Battle of Uman First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus Colmar Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ludwig Bachmaier (24 August 1895 – 19 December 1957) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 December 1941 as Hauptmann der Reserve and leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 179 ^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 102.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 57th Infantry Division

Stab	Oskar Blümm Adolf Trowitz

Infanterie-Regiment 179	Ludwig Bachmaier

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 164	Wilhelm Fiederer Hermann Lenz

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 199 "List"	Franz Gößmann Josef Heindl (Oak Leaves) Alfons König¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Josef Schmidt Manfred Zimmermann

Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 217	Josef Abel Karl Britzelmayr Alfons König¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Paul Marbach Siegfried Schmoll

Artillerie-Regiment 157	Wilhelm Haehnel Hermann Tanczos Karl Vogelsang

¹ Knight's Cross and Swords with Grenadier-Regiment 199, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 217

Persondata
Name	Bachmaier, Ludwig
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	24 August 1895
Place of birth	Sankt Wolfgang, Germany
Date of death	19 December 1957
Place of death	Landshut, Germany

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