Bernhard Walterbach

Bernhard Walterbach
Born	30 October 1918 Rheine
Died	26 July 1997(1997-07-26) (aged 78) Rheine
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Leutnant of the Reserves
Unit	Pionier-Bataillon 253
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battles of Rzhev Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Battle of the Dukla Pass Upper Silesian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Bernhard Walterbach (30 October 1918 – 26 July 1997) was a highly decorated Leutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 December 1941)
  • 1st Class (12 December 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (16 December 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 September 1943 as Unteroffizier and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 253

References

Bibliography

• 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)
• 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• World War 2 Awards.com