Peter Sauerbruch

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Years of service 1932–45 Service/branch German Army Died 2010, Bonn, Germany		Name Peter Sauerbruch Rank Oberstleutnant i.G.
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Commands held Kampfgruppe "Sauerbruch" Battles/wars World War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceOperation BarbarossaBattle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of MoscowSecond Battle of KharkovBattle of StalingradBattle of KurskPrague Offensive Relations Ferdinand Sauerbruch (father) Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Peter Sauerbruch (5 June 1913 – 29 September 2010) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant i.G. 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

Panzer Badge

Eastern Front Medal

German Cross in Gold (30 December 1944)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 January 1943 as Hauptmann im Generalstab and Ib (Quartermaster general) of the 14. Panzer-Division and leader of Kampfgruppe "Sauerbruch"

References

Peter Sauerbruch Wikipedia

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