Rudolf Flinzer

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Years of service 1909–19 1936–45 Commands held Grenadier-Regiment 317 Service/branch German Army		Rank Oberst of the Reserves Name Rudolf Flinzer
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War I World War II Battle of France Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk (1943) Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Died June 17, 1976, Opladen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Battle of France, Battle of Kursk, Battle of Smolensk, Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive, World War II

Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Max Wilhelm Flinzer (9 November 1889 – 17 June 1976) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)

2nd Class (18 September 1914)

1st Class (15 August 1915)

Knight of the Military Order of St. Henry (4 December 1914)

Landwehr-Dienstauszeichnung AR (Kingdom of Saxony Service Award)

2nd Class (10 June 1915)

1st Class with Swords (24 April 1917)

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (5 October 1935)

Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (21 May 1940)

1st Class (6 June 1942)

Infantry Assault Badge (6 June 1942)

Eastern Front Medal (27 August 1942)

German Cross in Gold on 27 January 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves in Grenadier-Regiment 317

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 6 April 1943 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 317

575th Oak Leaves on 5 September 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 317

References

Rudolf Flinzer Wikipedia

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