Walter Elflein

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Birth name Walter Elflein Years of service 1935–45 Unit Grenadier-Regiment 95 Service/branch German Army		Allegiance Nazi Germany Rank Major of the Reserves Name Walter Elflein
Born 10 December 1914 Neustadt ( 1914-12-10 ) Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Moscow Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive Died December 30, 2000, Neustadt bei Coburg, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Walter Elflein (10 December 1914 – 30 December 2000) was a highly decorated Major 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 (1939)

2nd Class (5 December 1939)

1st Class (1 July 1941)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

in Gold (5 December 1943)

Infantry Assault Badge (13 September 1941)

Eastern Front Medal

German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1941 as Leutnant in the 1./Infanterie-Regiment 95

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 8 October 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 2./Grenadier-Regiment 95

347th Oak Leaves on 5 December 1943 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 95 and Fuhrer of a Kampfgruppe in the 17. Infanterie-Division

References

Walter Elflein Wikipedia

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