Gerhard Pick

Gerhard Pick
Born	17 November 1910 Graudenz
Died	11 May 1987(1987-05-11) (aged 76) Dortmund
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1928 - 1945
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 577
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Italian Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Gerhard Pick (17 November 1910 – 11 May 1987) 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. Gerhard Pick was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was held until July 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 2 November 1941 as Hauptmann and commander of II./Infanterie-Regiment 490
  • 553rd Oak Leaves on 19 August 1944 as Major and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 577

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