Gerhard Kunert
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| Gerhard Kunert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 February 1920 Heidau-Ohlau |
| Died | 31 August 1944 (aged 24) Jelgava, Latvia |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch | Heer |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Unteroffizier |
| Unit | Grenadier-Regiment 33 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Gerhard Kunert (17 February 1920 – 31 August 1944) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier 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. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves after being killed in heavy fighting in the city of Jelgava.
Awards and decorations[edit]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge
- in Black
- Panzer Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 16 September 1943 as Obergefreiter and Gruppenführer 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[2]
- 606th Oak Leaves on 4 October 1944 as Unteroffizier and Gruppenführer 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[3]
References[edit]
- 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.
- Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2299-6.
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