Allegiance Nazi Germany Rank Major of the Reserves Service/branch German Army | Years of service 1936–45 Name Max Wandrey | |
Born 8 April 1910
Hamburg ( 1910-04-08 ) Commands held II./Jager-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg" Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Battle of Moscow
Battles of Rzhev
Dodecanese Campaign
Battle of Leros
Battle of Memel
Vistula–Oder Offensive † Died February 21, 1945, Krauschwitz, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Max Wandrey (8 April 1910 – 21 February 1945) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves of the Brandenburgers in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Max Wandrey was wounded on 20 February 1945 after hitting a landmine. He died on 21 February 1945 and was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 16 March 1945.
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