Hermann Danzer
| Hermann Danzer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
25 June 1916 Vienna, Austria |
| Died |
20 June 1940 (aged 23) Épinal, France |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service |
1935–38 (Austria) 1938–40 (Germany) |
| Rank | Leutnant |
| Unit | Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 57 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hermann Danzer (25 June 1916 – 20 June 1940) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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. Hermann Danzer was killed in action on 20 June 1940
Awards and decorations
- Sudetenland Medal
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (2 October 1939)
- 1st Class (25 May 1940)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (8 January 1940)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 December 1940 as Leutnant and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 57[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 133.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. 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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