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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Edwin Stolz

Years of service
  
?–1944

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
4 December 1912 Buhlertal (
1912-12-04
)

Rank
  
Oberleutnant (Posthumously)

Unit
  
14./Grenadier-Regiment 353

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Battle for Velikiye Luki (1943) Siege of Leningrad

Died
  
May 17, 1944, Polotsk, Belarus

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Battle for Velikiye Luki, Siege of Leningrad, World War II

Edwin Stolz (4 December 1912 – 17 May 1944) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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. Edwin Stolz was killed on 17 May 1944 in Polotsk, Belarus. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 September 1942)
  • 1st Class (8 February 1943)
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 8 February 1943 as Feldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in 14. (Pz.J.)/Grenadier-Regiment 353
  • 498th Oak Leaves on 12 June 1944 as Leutnant and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in 14./Grenadier-Regiment 353

    • References

    Edwin Stolz Wikipedia
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