Martin Hrustak

Martin Hrustak
Born	(1913-10-17)17 October 1913 Bohemia
Died	18 August 1944(1944-08-18) (aged 30) Riga, Latvia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1939–44
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Martin Hrustak (17 October 1913 – 18 August 1944) was a soldier in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Hrustak was killed in action on 18 August 1944 near Riga, Latvia.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (30 September 1941)
  • 1st Class (8 January 1943)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 11 December 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in 7./Grenadier-Regiment 162
  • 473rd Oak Leaves on 14 May 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer (platoon leader) in 7./Grenadier-Regiment 162

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)
• Schaulen, Fritjof (2003). Eichenlaubträger 1940 – 1945 Zeitgeschichte in Farbe I Abraham – Huppertz (in German). Selent, Germany: Pour le Mérite. ISBN 978-3-932381-20-1. {{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)
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuzraeger 1939-1945