Eggert Neumann

Eggert Neumann
Born	30 December 1912
Died	25 May 1970 (aged 57)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Waffen SS
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Obersturmbannführer
Unit	SS-VT 7th SS Gebirgs Division Prinz Eugen
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Eggert Neumann (30 December 1912 – 25 May 1970) was an Obersturmbannführer (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Waffen SS during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany.

Obersturmbannführer Eggert Neumann was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 3 November 1944, while in command of the 7th SS Gebirgs Reconnaissance Battalion, 7th SS Gebirgs Division Prinz Eugen.^[1]

Commands

• I.Battalion, 13th SS Gebirgsjager Regiment
• 7th SS Gebirgs Reconnaissance Battalion
• 13th SS Volunteer Gebirgsjager Regiment Arthur Phleps ^[1]

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 July 1940)^[2]
  • 1st Class (19 July 1941)^[2]
• Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze (16 January 1942)^[2]
• Eastern Front Medal (26 September 1942)^[2]
• German Cross in Gold (18 December 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 November 1944 as SS-Sturmbannführer of the Reserves and commander of SS-Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7 "Prinz Eugen"^{[3][Note 1]}

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as commander of SS-Gebirgs-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 7.^[4]

References

Citations

1. "frontkjemper".
2. Thomas & Wegmann 1994, p. 104.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 323.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 566.

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.
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
• Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1994). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VI: Die Gebirgstruppe Band 2: L–Z [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VI: The Mountain Troops Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2430-3.
• 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.