Wolfgang van Kranenbrock

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Rank Oberstleutnant Role Military Officer		Years of service ?–1945 Name Wolfgang Kranenbrock Service/branch German Army
Born 11 August 1909 Dresden ( 1909-08-11 ) Commands held II./Infanterie-Regiment 102 Battles/wars Spanish Civil War World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad Died March 22, 1986, Erlangen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Spanish Civil War, Invasion of Poland

Wolfgang van Kranenbrock (11 August 1909 – 22 March 1986) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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

Medal for the Campaign of 1936−1939 (Spain)

Spanish Cross in Bronze with Swords

Sudetenland Medal (20 February 1940)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (20 September 1939)

1st Class (17 September 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (23 November 1942)

Infantry Assault Badge (21 March 1942)

Eastern Front Medal (5 September 1942)

Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (14 August 1942)

Crimea Shield (16 January 1943)

German Cross in Gold (30 May 1942)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 September 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 102

References

Wolfgang van Kranenbrock Wikipedia

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