Anton Donnhauser
Anton Donnhauser | |
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Born | Vienna, Austria | 8 April 1913
Died | 30 October 1984 Wehrheim, Germany | (aged 71)
Allegiance | First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ | Heer |
Years of service | 1933–1945 1956–1970 |
Rank | Major im Generalstab (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | 11. Panzer-Division |
Commands held | Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Anton Donnhauser (8 April 1913 – 30 October 1984) was a highly decorated Major im Generalstab in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold one of only 631 awards.
Awards and decorations
- Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (31 October 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (29 September 1939)
- 1st Class (29 April 1941)
- Wound Badge
- in Black (8 December 1939)
- in Silver (16 March 1943)
- Panzer Badge (12 September 1941)
- Close Combat Clasp
- German Cross in Gold (13 May 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 July 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 111[2]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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External links
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Categories:
- 1913 births
- 1984 deaths
- People from Vienna
- German military personnel of World War II
- German military personnel of the Bundeswehr
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914)
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1939)
- Recipients of the Iron Cross, 1st class
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross