Hermann Danzer

Hermann Danzer
Born	(1916-06-25)25 June 1916 Vienna, Austria
Died	20 June 1940(1940-06-20) (aged 23) Épinal, France
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–38 (Austria) 1938–40 (Germany)
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 57
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Danzer (25 June 1916 – 20 June 1940) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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. Hermann Danzer was killed in action on 20 June 1940

Awards and decorations

• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (25 May 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (8 January 1940)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 December 1940 as Leutnant and Zugführer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 57

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)