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 II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Smolensk (1941)
Battle of Moscow
Second Battle of Kharkov
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Kursk
Prague 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
References
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