Friedrich Raaf
Friedrich Raaf | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 May 1920 Bad Urach |
| Died | 14 March 2002 (aged 81) Bad Urach |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1938–45 |
| Rank | Leutnant der Reserves |
| Unit | 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Friedrich Raaf (25 May 1920 – 14 March 2002) was a highly decorated Leutnant der Reserves in the Wehrmacht 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
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 January 1945 as Leutnant of the Reserves and Chief of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 20 January 1945 as Leutnant in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21[2]
References
Citations
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) - 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.
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