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Hermann Scharnagel

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Hermann Scharnagel

Service/branch
  
German Army

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Unit
  
73rd Infantry Division

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant (posthumously)

Died
  
May 8, 1944, Sevastopol, Ukraine

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Scharnagel (26 May 1914 – 8 May 1944) was a Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) 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.

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (7 August 1940)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 6 October 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of Pionier-Bataillon 173
  • 602nd Oak Leaves on 30 September 1944 as Major and commander of Pionier-Bataillon 173

    • References

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