Hermann von Borries
Hermann von Borries | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 October 1899 Sülzhagen |
| Died | 16 February 1943 (aged 43) Porchow |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
| Service/ | Heer |
| Years of service | 1917–43 |
| Rank | Oberstleutnant |
| Commands held | Infanterie-Regiment 46 Infanterie-Regiment 377 |
| Battles/wars | World War I
|
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Hermann von Borries (13 October 1899 – 16 February 1943) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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 von Borries died in hospital at Porchow on 16 February 1943.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (3 January 1935)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (21 September 1939)
- 1st Class (26 October 1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver
- Eastern Front Medal
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 May 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Infanterie-Regiment 46[1]
References
Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 120.
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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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Categories:
- 1899 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Ellrich
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Reichswehr personnel
- German prisoners of war in World War I
- World War I prisoners of war held by France
- People from the Province of Saxony