Ferdinand Wegerer

Ferdinand Wegerer
Born	(1917-08-09)9 August 1917 Neusiedl am See, Austria
Died	8 December 1999(1999-12-08) (aged 82) Pernitz, Austria
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–1945
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of the Netherlands Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Kursk Invasion of Normandy Falaise pocket Battle of Aachen Battle of the Bulge Ruhr Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ferdinand Wegerer (9 August 1917 – 8 December 1999) was an Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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
  • 1st Class
• Panzer Badge
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Eastern Front Medal
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 8 October 1943 as Unteroffizier and Zugführer in 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10
  • 483rd Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Feldwebel and Zugführer in 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 10

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