Curt Ehle

Curt Ehle
Born	21 October 1899 Salzwedel
Died	16 August 1986(1986-08-16) (aged 86) Uelzen
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1920) Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1917–20 1936–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves
Commands	Panzer-Brigade 102
Battles / wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Curt Ehle (21 October 1899 – 16 August 1986) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant of the Reserves 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.

Awards and decorations

• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (7 October 1939) & 1st Class (21 June 1940)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 27 July 1941 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and leader of the 1./Kradschützen-Battalion 15
  • 673rd Oak Leaves on 29 November 1944 as Major of the Reserves and commander of 102nd Panzer Brigade
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (17 February 1945)

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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)