Ekkehard Kylling-Schmidt

Ekkehard Kylling-Schmidt
Born	21 June 1918 Flensburg
Died	28 August 2000 (aged 82) Koblenz
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1938–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Infanterie-Regiment 26
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Ekkehard Kylling-Schmidt^{[Note 1]} (21 June 1918 – 28 August 2000) 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 with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (9 November 1940)^[2]
  • 1st Class (22 July 1941)^[2]
• 3 Tank Destruction Badges in Silver
  • 1st Badge on 15 July 1942 the destruction of a Soviet tank in August 1941
  • 2nd and 3rd Badge on 15 July 1942 the destruction of a Soviet tank in October 1941
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 20 October 1941 as Leutnant and leader of the 3./Infanterie-Regiment 26^[3]
  • 150th Oak Leaves on 4 December 1942 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 4./Füsilier-Regiment 26^[4]

Notes

1. According to Stockert his correct name is Ekkehard Kylling. Kylling himself stated that the name Kylling-Schmidt first appeared during World War II for unknown reason.^[1]

References

Citations

1. Stockert 2012, p. 202.
2. Thomas 1997, p. 433.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 281.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 63.

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.
• 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.
• Stockert, Peter (2012) [1997]. Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2 [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2] (in German) (4th ed.). Bad Friedrichshall, Germany: Friedrichshaller Rundblick. ISBN 978-3-9802222-9-7.
• 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.