Albrecht von Boxberg

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Years of service 1934–45 1955–71 Name Albrecht Boxberg		Commands held II./Panzer-Regiment 3 Service/branch German Army
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Rank Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) Battles/wars World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Died September 12, 1985, Burgdorf, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Anschluss, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Albrecht von Boxberg (4 May 1913 – 12 September 1985) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. 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. Albrecht von Boxberg was captured by American troops in 1945 and later joined the Bundeswehr retiring in 1971.

Awards and decorations

Anschluss Medal (8 November 1938)

Sudetenland Medal (25 October 1939)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (15 October 1939)

1st Class (31 May 1940)

Panzer Badge in Silver (18 May 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (25 June 1940)

in Silver (30 December 1942)

in Gold (10 July 1943)

Eastern Front Medal (18 September 1942)

German Cross in Gold on 15 December 1941 as Oberleutnant in the 1./Panzer-Regiment 3

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 February 1944 as Major and commander of II./Panzer-Regiment 3

References

Albrecht von Boxberg Wikipedia

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