Günter Corßen

Prof. Dr.

Günter Corßen
Prof. Dr.; Günter Corßen
Born	6 February 1916; Bremen
Died	16 August 1990 (aged 74); Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant i.G
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 39
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Białystok–Minsk; Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battle of Moscow; Battle of the Caucasus; Operation Winter Storm;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Prof. Dr. Günter Corßen (6 February 1916 – 16 August 1990) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant i.G. in the Heer of the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the German Cross in Gold and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for conspicuous gallantry on the field of battle or outstanding military leadership above that normally expected by the recipients rank. After the war he studied medicine and emigrated to the United States of America. He practiced anesthesiology and advanced pain control medicine at Maricopa County General Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona and was a full professor of anesthesiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. His German Cross in Gold and the written orders conferring it are currently on display at the General George Patton Museum of Leadership, Ft. Knox, Kentucky.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (12 July 1941)
- 1st Class (28 September 1941)
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (12 July 1941)
- in Silver (17 August 1942)
Panzer Badge (12 July 1941)
German Cross in Gold on 3 February 1943 as Hauptmann in Panzer-Regiment 39^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 February 1943 as Hauptmann and Abteilungsführer of Panzer-Regiment 39^[2]

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)