Georg von Plettenberg

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Years of service 1937–45 1956–74 Service/branch German Army		Name Georg Plettenberg
Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Rank Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) Commands held schwere Kavallerie-Abteilung 4 Battles/wars World War II Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Second Battle of Kharkov Battle of Stalingrad Italian Campaign Operation Fruhlingserwachen Died July 29, 1980, Dortmund, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Invasion of Yugoslavia

Georg Graf von Plettenberg (11 July 1918 – 29 July 1980) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. 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. Georg Graf von Plettenberg was captured in May 1945 by Allied troops and was held until 1946. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1974.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (4 June 1940)

1st Class (13 July 1942)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

in Silver

Eastern Front Medal

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 12 August 1944 as Rittmeister and commander of schwere Kavallerie-Abteilung 4

730th Oak Leaves on 5 February 1945 as Rittmeister and commander of schwere Kavallerie-Abteilung 4

References

Georg von Plettenberg Wikipedia

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