Leopold Schrems

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Leopold Schrems		Years of service 1941–45 Service/branch German Army

Rank Unteroffizier der Reserve Unit Gebirgsjager-Regiment 85 Battles/wars World War II Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino Died July 8, 2008, Seekirchen am Wallersee, Austria Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad, Italian Campaign, Battle of Monte Cassino, World War II

Leopold Schrems (4 October 1922 – 8 July 2008) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier der Reserve 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. Leopold Schrems was captured by American forces in May 1945 and was held until August of that year.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (27 June 1943)

1st Class (11 August 1943)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

in Silver

3 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants

Infantry Assault Badge

Eastern Front Medal

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1944 as Obergefreiter and Group leader in the Stabskompanie / Gebirgsjager-Regiment 85

Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (27 May 1944)

References

Leopold Schrems Wikipedia

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