Years of service 1923–41 Rank Major | Name Edgar Stentzler | |
Born 27 March 1905
Dortmund ( 1905-03-27 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Commands held II./Fallschirmjager-Sturm-Regiment Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Norwegian Campaign
Battle of Crete
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad Died October 20, 1941, Sovetsk, Russia Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Norwegian Campaign Service/branch German Army (1923–1933), Luftwaffe (1933–1941) | ||
Eduard Leopold Edgar Stentzler (27 March 1905 – 20 October 1941) was a highly decorated Major in the Fallschirmjager 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. Edgar Stentzler was wounded during the Siege of Leningrad and died on 20 October 1941 in a military hospital in Tilsit, East Prussia.
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