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Wolfgang Rust

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1937–45

Name
  
Wolfgang Rust

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Major

Born
  
15 September 1919 Greifswald (
1919-09-15
)

Died
  
15 December 2007(2007-12-15) (aged 88) Braunschweig

Commands held
  
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 28

Dr. jur. Wolfgang Gottfried Joachim Rust (15 September 1919 – 15 December 2007) was a highly decorated Major 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 (18 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (9 March 1942)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold on 8 December 1942 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 11 (motorized)
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (5 December 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 24 June 1944 as Hauptmann and Regiments-Adjutant of Grenadier-Regiment 11
  • 771st Oak Leaves on 11 March 1945 as Hauptmann and commander II./Grenadier-Regiment 11

    • References

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