Joachim von Amsberg (colonel)

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Years of service 1924–45 Name Joachim Amsberg Died 1981, Hamburg, Germany Rank Oberst		Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 502 Role Colonel Service/branch German Army
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Battle of France Battle of the Caucasus Courland Pocket Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Battle of the Caucasus, Courland Pocket, World War II

Joachim von Amsberg (18 December 1903 – 27 May 1981) 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. Joachim von Amsberg was captured in the Courland Pocket in May 1945 by Soviet forces and was held until 1955.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (17 September 1939)

1st Class (25 June 1940)

Infantry Assault Badge

Eastern Front Medal

War Merit Cross with Swords

2nd class

1st Class

German Cross in Silver on 13 April 1943 as Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (in the General Staff) and authorised transport officer with the German liaison staff to the Hungarian AOK 2

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1945 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 502

Armelband Kurland

References

Joachim von Amsberg (colonel) Wikipedia

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