Gregor Baunach

Gregor Baunach
Born	(1912-01-12)12 January 1912 Karbach, Bavaria
Died	1 May 1945(1945-05-01) (aged 33) M.I.A. disappeared in Berlin
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1929–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	Grenadier Regiment 173
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gregor Baunach (12 January 1912 – 1 May 1945) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare Close Combat Clasp in Gold; only 631 were ever awarded. Baunach went missing during the Battle of Berlin and was later declared dead.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (11 May 1940) & 1st Class (1 July 1940)
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (1 April 1943); in Silver (early 1944); in Gold (28 November 1944)
• German Cross in Gold on 7 March 1942 as Leutnant in the I./Infanterie-Regiment 187
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 September 1944 as Major and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 173

References

Bibliography

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• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)