Gunter Amelung

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service 1935–44		Service/branch Heer Name Gunter Amelung
Died 29 March 1944(1944-03-29) (aged 29) Oborova, Croatia Rank Rittmeister of the Reserves Unit Aufklarungs-Abteilung 55

Gunter Amelung (8 April 1914 – 29 March 1944) was a highly decorated Rittmeister of the Reserves 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. Gunter Amelung was killed near Oborova, Croatia and was posthumously promoted to Rittmeister der Reserve.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Close Combat Clasp

Bronze

Eastern Front Medal

Demyansk Shield

General Assault Badge

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 January 1943 as Leutnant of the Reserves and 5./Schnelle-Abteilung 123

References

Gunter Amelung Wikipedia

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