Bernhard Sauvant

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Years of service 1930–45 Name Bernhard Sauvant		Rank Oberstleutnant Service/branch German Army
Born 25 March 1910 Kutten ( 1910-03-25 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkan Campaign Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk Courland Pocket Died April 15, 1967, Ludwigsburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Commands held Schwere Panzer Abteilung 505 Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Bernhard August Ferdinand Sauvant (25 March 1910 – 15 April 1967) 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 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 (21 September 1939)

1st Class (27 October 1939)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Eastern Front Medal

Panzer Badge in Silver

Class II for 25

German Cross in Gold on 13 September 1942 as Major in the I./Panzer-Regiment 36

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 30 November 1942 as Major and commander of I./Panzer-Regiment 36

260th Oak Leaves on 28 July 1943 as Major and commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505

Armband Courland (7 May 1945)

References

Bernhard Sauvant Wikipedia

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