Years of service 1937–45
1956–74 Service/branch German Army | Name Carl-Ludwig Blumenthal | |
Born 20 December 1917
Luneburg ( 1917-12-20 ) Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945)
West Germany Rank Hauptmann (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) Commands held I./Grenadier-Ersatz-Regiment "Grosdeutschland" Battles/wars World War II
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Bialystok–Minsk
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Battle of Voronezh (1942)
Battle of Kursk
Lower Dnieper Offensive Died March 9, 1989, Troisdorf, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa |
Carl-Ludwig Paul Max Rudolf Blumenthal (20 December 1917 – 9 March 1989) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant 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.
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