Ernst Germer
Appearance
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Born | Nienburg an der Saale | 15 December 1917
Died | 13 October 1990 Braunschweig | (aged 72)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Template:Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1939–45 |
Rank | Oberleutnant |
Unit | Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Ernst Germer (15 December 1917 – 13 October 1990) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II. 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 Class (?)
- 1st Class (24 June 1940)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black or Silver
- German Cross in Gold
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1944 as Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel and leader of the bicycle platoon in the Stabskompanie/Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[1]
- Narvik Shield
- Ärmelband Crete
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 162.
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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