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Edel Heinrich Zachariae Lingenthal

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Years of service
  
1934–45 1956–75

Commands held
  
II./Panzer-Regiment 15

Unit
  
Panzer-Regiment 15

Service/branch
  
German Army

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Major im Generalstab (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Voronezh (1942) Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Battle of the Seelow Heights Battle of Halbe

Name
  
Edel-Heinrich Zachariae-Lingenthal

Died
  
March 30, 1998, Bad Honnef, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Edel-Heinrich von Zachariae-Lingenthal (19 April 1916 – 30 March 1998) was a highly decorated Major im Generalstab in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. He was married to Gisela von Manstein, the daughter of the German World War II Field Marshal Erich von Manstein.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (4 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (8 July 1940)
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold on 19 January 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 15
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 September 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Panzer-Regiment 15

    • References

    Edel-Heinrich Zachariae-Lingenthal Wikipedia
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