Gerhard Lange

Gerhard Lange
Born	(1916-07-14)14 July 1916 Roßla
Died	10 April 1996(1996-04-10) (aged 79) Nuremberg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945 ?–1972
Rank	Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 35
Commands held	II./Panzer-Regiment 35
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Lange (14 July 1916 – 10 April 1996) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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 (1 November 1939)
• Sudetenland Medal
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Panzer Badge
  • in Silver
  • II Grade
  • III Grade
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (15 September 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Hauptmann and leader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 35

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)