August Seidensticker
Appearance
August Seidensticker | |
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Born | Düsseldorf | 4 September 1904
Died | 13 December 1975 Munich | (aged 71)
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
Service/ | Heer Bundeswehr |
Years of service | 1924–45 1956–63 |
Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
Commands | schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
August Seidensticker (4 September 1904 – 13 December 1975) was a highly decorated Major 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 was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. August Seidensticker was captured by American troops in May 1943 during the fall of Tunisia. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1963.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Panzer Badge
- German Cross in Gold (2 January 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 July 1943 as Major and commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 323.
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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External links
Template:Knight's Cross recipients of the HPBs Template:Knight's Cross recipients in the Bundeswehr and Bundesgrenzschutz
Categories:
- 1904 births
- 1975 deaths
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- People from Düsseldorf
- German prisoners of war in World War II
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United States
- German Army personnel
- People from the Rhine Province