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
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