Alfred Genz
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Alfred Genz | |
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Born | Berlin | 8 March 1916
Died | 23 April 2000 Schongau | (aged 84)
Buried | Munich, Germany 235 U—Grave 127 |
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Service/ | Template:Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1935–45 1956–74 |
Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment |
Commands | Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 29 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Alfred Genz (8 March 1916 – 23 April 2000) was a highly decorated Major in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II and a Oberst in the Bundeswehr. He was also 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
- Parachutist Badge
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 June 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 1./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment[1]
- Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 9 June 1941
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 161.
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.
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- 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.
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