Cay Lorenz Baron von Brockdorff

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Unit Panzer-Regiment 15 Service/branch German Army		Years of service 1940–45 Name Cay-Lorenz von Rank Oberleutnant

Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Cherkassy Pocket First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive Died September 11, 1997, Coburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Yugoslavia, Operation Barbarossa

Cay-Lorenz Baron von Brockdorff (25 August 1923 – 11 September 1997) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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. Cay-Lorenz Baron von Brockdorff was captured by Allied troops in May 1945 and was held until June 1945.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (18 July 1942)

1st Class (20 February 1943)

Panzer Badge

in Silver (11 September 1941)

in Silver with Numeral 25 (15 October 1943)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (28 August 1942)

in Silver (18 March 1943)

in Gold (31 July 1943)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 April 1945 as Oberleutnant and regiment adjutant in Stab Panzer-Regiment 15

References

Cay-Lorenz Baron von Brockdorff Wikipedia

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