Karl-Erich Berg

Karl-Erich Berg
Born	(1919-05-30)30 May 1919 Bonn
Died	10 June 2001(2001-06-10) (aged 82) Hamburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Major (Bundeswehr)
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Kerch–Eltigen Operation Crimean Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Erich Berg (30 May 1919 – 10 June 2001) 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. Karl-Erich Berg was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released in June 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (23 June 1940)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black (28 August 1943)
• General Assault Badge (7 September 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (4 September 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 April 1944 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 2./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 191

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1985). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil I: Sturmartillerie (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1447-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)