Allegiance Nazi Germany Rank Oberstleutnant Name Adolf Abel Service/branch German Army | Years of service 1934–44 Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 570 Died August 26, 1944, Moldova | |
Born 18 October 1914Gerdt ( 1914-10-18 ) Battles/wars World War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Bialystok–MinskBattle of Smolensk (1941)Second Battle of KharkovJassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France | ||
Adolf Wilhelm Abel (18 October 1914 – 26 August 1944) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Adolf Abel was killed in action in the morning hours on 26 August 1944 roughly 20 kilometers (12 miles) west of Gura Galbenei, Moldova. He himself had attached a concentrated charge on a Russian vehicle and was killed by its explosion.
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