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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Herbert Amann

Years of service
  
1939–44

Service/branch
  
German Army

Rank
  
Hauptmann (Posthumously)

Unit
  
Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 905

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Crimean Campaign (1941–1942) Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Battle of Kursk Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive

Died
  
January 12, 1944, Novomyrhorod, Ukraine

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Herbert Amann (11 October 1919 – 12 January 1944) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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. Herbert Amann was killed on 12 January 1944 near Novomyrhorod, Ukraine. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross and promoted to Hauptmann.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 July 1942)
  • 1st Class (21 August 1943)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (27 September 1943)
  • General Assault Badge (3 September 1943)
  • Crimea Shield (28 October 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1944 as Oberleutnant and Chef 1./Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 905

    • References

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