Erich Dienenthal

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Erich Dienenthal Rank Major		Years of service 1935–45 Service/branch German Army
Commands held Don-Kosaken-Reiter-Regiment 1 Battles/wars World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Voronezh (1942) Occupation of Yugoslavia Died July 26, 1990, Siegen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Erich Dienenthal (17 December 1915 – 26 July 1990) was a highly decorated Major 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.

Awards and decorations

Sudetenland Medal (31 December 1939)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (6 December 1939)

1st Class (19 August 1941)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (6 May 1942)

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze (19 March 1944)

Ostvolk Medal in Silver with Swords

2nd Class (9 December 1943)

1st Class (3 June 1944)

Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge (24 December 1944)

Infantry Assault Badge (19 July 1941)

Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 December 1941 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 2.(Radfahr)/Divisions-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 45

References

Erich Dienenthal Wikipedia

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