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Karl Erich Berg

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Years of service
  
1937–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Karl-Erich Berg

Born
  
30 May 1919 Bonn (
1919-05-30
)

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Commands held
  
2./Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 191

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Kerch–Eltigen Operation Crimean Offensive

Died
  
June 10, 2001, Hamburg, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Kerch–Eltigen Operation, Crimean Offensive, World War II

Rank
  
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht), Major (Bundeswehr)

Karl-Erich Berg (30 May 1919 – 10 June 2001) 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. Karl-Erich Berg was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in June 1945.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (23 June 1940)
  • Wound Badge
  • in Black (28 August 1943)
  • General Assault Badge (7 September 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal (4 September 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 2./Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 191
  • References

    Karl-Erich Berg Wikipedia