Ernst-Georg Kedzia

Ernst-Georg Kedzia
Born	(1914-11-15)15 November 1914 Berlin
Died	16 June 1994(1994-06-16) (aged 79) Berlin
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Major
Commands	Grenadier-Regiment 98
Battles / wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ernst-Georg Kedzia (15 November 1914 – 6 June 1994) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 December 1942)
  • 1st Class (26 December 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 14 March 1944 as Hauptmann in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 272
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 September 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 26 November 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 272
  • 794th Oak Leaves on 23 March 1945 as Major and Combat commander of Fürstenberg an der Oder and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 98

References

Bibliography

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• 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)
• 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)