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Curt Schille

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Years of service
  
1928–45 1956–67

Name
  
Curt Schille

Commands held
  
Pionier-Battalion 24

Service/branch
  
German Army

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Operation Bagration

Died
  
December 19, 1985, Stuttgart, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Curt Schille (28 November 1910 – 19 December 1985) was a highly decorated Major 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 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 (1 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (3 July 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold on 2 February 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 2./Pionier-Battalion 24
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 25 August 1942 as Hauptmann and chief of the 3./Pionier-Battalion 24
  • 544th Oak Leaves on 8 August 1944 as Major and commander of Pionier-Battalion 24
  • References

    Curt Schille Wikipedia