Gottlieb Renz

Gottlieb Renz
Born 12 September 1911
Pfullingen, Germany
Died 3 January 1945 (aged 33)
Bitche, France
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Waffen-SS
Years of service 1939–1945
Rank Sturmbannführer
Unit 6th SS Gebirgs Division Nord
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Iron Cross 1st Class
Iron Cross 2nd Class
Wound Badge in Silver
Infantry Assault Badge in Silver

Gottlieb Renz (12 September 1911 — 3 January 1945) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Gottlieb Renz was the commander of the 6th SS Schützen Battalion (Panzer Grenadier), 6th SS Gebirgs Division Nord when he was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 12 August 1944, serving in the Northern Front in Finland.

Renz did not survive the war but was killed in action in the Battle of France on the 3 January 1945.

References

    Further reading

    • 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.
    • Mitcham, Jr.Samuel, Retreat to the Reich, Stackpole books 2007. ISBN 0-8117-3384-X
    • Henschler Henri & Fay Will, Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS, 1943–1945 Stackpole Books, 2003. ISBN 0-8117-2905-2
    • Mitcham Samuel, The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45,Stackpole Books, 2007. ISBN 0-8117-3371-8