Erich Dienenthal
| Erich Dienenthal | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 December 1915 Siegen |
| Died |
26 July 1990 (aged 74) Siegen |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1935–45 |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands held | Don-Kosaken-Reiter-Regiment 1 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Erich Dienenthal (17 December 1915 – 26 July 1990) was a highly decorated Major 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 (31 December 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (6 December 1939)
- 1st Class (19 August 1941)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (6 May 1942)
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (19 March 1944)
- Ostvolk Medal in Silver with Swords
- 2nd Class (9 December 1943)
- 1st Class (3 June 1944)
- Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge (24 December 1944)
- Infantry Assault Badge (19 July 1941)
- Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 December 1941 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 2.(Radfahr)/Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 45[1]
References
- Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 136.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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.
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