Edwin Stolz

Edwin Stolz
Born	(1912-12-04)4 December 1912 Bühlertal
Died	17 May 1944(1944-05-17) (aged 31) Polotsk, Belarus
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1944
Rank	Oberleutnant (Posthumously)
Unit	14./Grenadier-Regiment 353
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle for Velikiye Luki (1943) Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Edwin Stolz (4 December 1912 – 17 May 1944) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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. Edwin Stolz was killed on 17 May 1944 in Polotsk, Belarus. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 8 February 1943 as Feldwebel and Zugführer 14. (Pz.J.)/Grenadier-Regiment 353
  • 498th Oak Leaves on 12 June 1944 as Leutnant and Zugführer 14./Grenadier-Regiment 353

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
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945