Bernhard Sauvant
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| Bernhard Sauvant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 March 1910 Kutten |
| Died | 15 April 1967 (aged 57) Ludwigsburg |
| Allegiance |  Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1930–1945 |
| Rank | Oberstleutnant |
| Commands held | schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505 Panzer-Regiment 36 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Bernhard August Ferdinand Sauvant (25 March 1910 – 15 April 1967) 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 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 [edit]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 September 1939)
- 1st Class (27 October 1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- Panzer Badge in Silver
- Class II for 25
- German Cross in Gold (13 September 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Armband Courland (7 May 1945)
References [edit]
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 (in German). Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Schaulen, Fritjof (2005). Eichenlaubträger 1940 - 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe III Radusch - Zwernemann (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 3-932381-22-X.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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.
