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Sigurt-Horstmar Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay
Born31 December 1900
Berlin
Died8 October 1953(1953-10-08) (aged 52)
Prisoner of war camp near Krasnopolje, Ukraine
Allegiance German Empire (to 1918)
 Weimar Republic (to 1920)
 Nazi Germany
Service / branchHeer
Years of service1917–20
1934–45
RankOberst
CommandsGrenadier-Regiment 29 (mot.)
Battles / warsWorld War I

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Sigurt-Horstmar Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay[a] (31 December 1900 – 8 October 1953) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Sigurt-Horstmar Freiherr von Beaulieu-Marconnay was captured by Soviet troops during the Battle of Stalingrad. He died on 8 October 1953 in a prisoner of war camp near Krasnopolje, Ukraine

Awards and decorations

Footnotes

  • a Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.

Notes

  1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 107.

References

  • 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)

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