Konrad Zeller

Konrad Zeller
Born	(1911-09-09)9 September 1911 Schöntal
Died	24 January 1996(1996-01-24) (aged 84) Stuttgart
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–1945
Rank	Major der Reserves (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant der Reserve (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 435
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Leningrad–Novgorod Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Insurance Agent

Konrad Zeller (9 September 1911 – 24 January 1996) was a Major der Reserves 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 (1 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (14 January 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (15 October 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (12 November 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 January 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserves and commander of I. / Grenadier-Regiment 380
  • 495th Oak Leaves on 9 June 1944 as Hauptmann der Reserve and commander of III. / Grenadier-Regiment 380

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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuzraeger 1939-1945