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Richard Engelmann

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1938–44

Name
  
Richard Engelmann

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Died
  
19 October 1944(1944-10-19) (aged 24) Jaunpils, Latvia

Unit
  
Sturmgeschutz-Brigade 912

Richard Engelmann (30 December 1919 – 19 October 1944) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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 (17 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (13 November 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (17 May 1941)
  • in Silver (13 March 1942)
  • in Gold (21 February 1944)
  • General Assault Badge (16 December 1940)
  • Crimea Shield (23 August 1942)
  • Eastern Front Medal (26 May 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 23 February 1944 as Oberleutnant in the leichte Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 912
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1944 as Hauptmann and chief of the 1./Sturmgeschutz-Brigade 912
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 8 August 1944

    • References

    Richard Engelmann Wikipedia
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