Georg Rietscher
| Georg Rietscher | |
|---|---|
 Georg Rietscher (left) and Johannes Block (right) at Hans Guhr's award ceremony. | |
| Born |
3 December 1918 Schweinerden near Kamenz |
| Died |
21 September 1991 (aged 72) Radibor |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1940–45 |
| Rank | Leutnant der Reserve |
| Unit | Grenadier-Regiment 513 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Georg Rietscher (3 December 1918 – 21 September 1991) was a highly decorated Leutnant der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (9 October 1941)
- 1st Class (23 May 1942)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 27 June 1942 as Gefreiter der Reserve and Richtschütze 14. / Infanterie-Regiment 513 [1]
- 210th Oak Leaves on 14 March 1943 as Unteroffizier der Reserve and Richtschütze 14. / Infanterie-Regiment 513 [2]
References
- Citations
- 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.
- Schaulen, Fritjof (2005). Eichenlaubträger 1940 – 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe III Radusch – Zwernemann [Oak Leaves Bearers 1940 – 1945 Contemporary History in Color III Radusch – Zwernemann] (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 978-3-932381-22-5.
- 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.
- Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
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