Curt Schille

Curt Schille
Born	28 November 1910 Zeulenroda
Died	19 December 1985(1985-12-19) (aged 75) Stuttgart
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1928 – 1945 1956 – 1967
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Pionier-Battalion 24
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Operation Bagration
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Curt Schille (28 November 1910 – 19 December 1985) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberstleutnant in the Bundeswehr. 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 (1 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (3 July 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (2 February 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 25 August 1942 as Hauptmann and Chef 3. / Pionier-Battalion 24
  • 544th Oak Leaves on 8 August 1944 as Major and Pionier-Battalion 24

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• 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.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com