Tripti Joshi (Editor)

Ernst David (soldier)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1940–43

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment 118

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Obergefreiter

Name
  
Ernst David

Died
  
11 August 1943(1943-08-11) (aged 23) Samoshje, Russia

Ernst David (8 July 1920 – 11 August 1943) was a highly decorated Obergefreiter 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. Ernst David was killed on 11 August 1943 in Samoshje, Russia. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 16 August 1943.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 November 1941)
  • 1st Class (30 October 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 August 1943 as Obergefreiter and machine gunner in the 3./Grenadier-Regiment 118

    • References

    Ernst David (soldier) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA