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Gustav Ponath

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Years of service
  
1914–41

Rank
  
Oberst

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Gustav Ponath

Commands held
  
MG-Bataillon 8


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Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Western Desert Campaign Siege of Tobruk

Died
  
April 14, 1941, Tobruk, Libya

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland, Western Desert Campaign, Siege of Tobruk, World War II

Gustav Ponath (27 February 1898 – 14 April 1941) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Gustav Ponath was killed in action near Tobruk, Libya by Australian troops during the Siege of Tobruk.

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Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 April 1941 as Oberstleutnant and commander of MG-Bataillon 8

    • References

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