Curt Ehle

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Years of service 1917–20 1936–45 Service/branch German Army		Name Curt Ehle Commands held Panzer Brigade 150

Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany Rank Oberstleutnant of the Reserves Battles/wars World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France North African Campaign Operation Battleaxe Operation Crusader Battle of Gazala First Battle of El Alamein Second Battle of El Alamein Eastern Front Died August 16, 1986, Uelzen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Curt Ehle (21 October 1899 – 16 August 1986) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant of the Reserves 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 (1914)

2nd Class

1st Class

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (7 October 1939)

1st Class (21 June 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

Panzer Badge in Silver

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 27 July 1941 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and leader of the 1./Kradschutzen-Battalion 15

673rd Oak Leaves on 29 November 1944 as Major of the Reserves and commander of Panzer-Brigade 102

"Armelband Afrika"

Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (17 February 1945)

References

Curt Ehle Wikipedia

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