Helmut Renschler

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Helmut Renschler		Years of service 1939–45 Service/branch German Army
Rank Hauptmann of the Reserves Battles/wars World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Siege of Leningrad Operation Bagration Lublin–Brest Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive Battle of the Oder-Neisse Died November 5, 1999, Bad Homburg vor der Hohe, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Dr. med. Helmut Renschler (18 April 1920 – 5 November 1999) was a highly decorated Hauptmann of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Helmut Renschler was captured by American forces in May 1945.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (27 June 1941)

1st Class (15 October 1941)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Infantry Assault Badge

Eastern Front Medal (19 August 1942)

German Cross in Gold on 24 November 1942 as Leutnant in the 2./Artillerie-Regiment 5

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 15 May 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 5

770th Oak Leaves on 11 March 1945 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and chief of the 1./Artillerie-Regiment 5

References

Helmut Renschler Wikipedia

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