Years of service 1923–45 Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 754 Service/branch German Army | Rank Oberstleutnant Name Paul Audorff | |
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Tunisia Campaign Died January 17, 1981, Marktredwitz, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Tunisia Campaign, World War II | ||
Paul Otto Ernst Friedrich Audorff (6 February 1904 – 17 January 1981) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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. Paul Audorff was captured by American forces after the fall of Tunisia in May 1943. he was held until 1946.
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