Clemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck

Clemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck
Born	17 October 1913
Died	18 March 2005 (aged 91)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Rank	Major
Commands held	503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Clemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck (17 October 1913 – 18 March 2005) was an officer in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (26 September 1939) & 1st Class (3 July 1941)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 28 November 1942 as Leutnant in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 6^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 August 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of schweren Panzer-Abteilung 503^[3]
  • 513th Oak Leaves on 26 June 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of schweren Panzer-Abteilung 503^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 338.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 215.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 204.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 72.

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 [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.