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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Konrad Sauer

Years of service
  
1936–45 1956–68

Died
  
12 July 1986(1986-07-12) (aged 71) Marburg, West Germany

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Major of the Reserves (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Unit
  
Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 209

Konrad sauer


Konrad Sauer (29 January 1915 – 12 July 1986) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. 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 recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

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Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 May 1942)
  • 1st Class (31 July 1942)
  • General Assault Badge (12 June 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (6 August 1942)
  • in Silver (16 April 1943)
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (5 September 1941)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 26 September 1942 as Wachtmeister of the Reserves and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) of the 3./Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 209
  • 603rd Oak Leaves on 4 October 1944 as Leutnant of the Reserves and commander of Sturmgeschutz-Brigade 322
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (20 September 1944)

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