Years of service 1914–45 Service/branch German Army | Name Theodor Preu Rank Oberst | |
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany Commands held 17. Infanterie-Division Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Invasion of Poland
Battle of France
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Bialystok–Minsk
Battle of Moscow
Lower Dnieper Offensive
Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive
Operation Bagration
Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive Died July 8, 1974, Tirschenreuth, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France | ||
Theodor Preu (29 November 1896 – 8 July 1974) was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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. Theodor Preu was captured by Soviet troops in June 1944 near Vitebsk, Belarus during the Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive. He was released in 1948.
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