Ernst-Georg Kedzia

Ernst-Georg Kedzia
Born	15 November 1914 Berlin
Died	16 June 1994 (aged 79) Berlin
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 98
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ernst-Georg Kedzia (15 November 1914 – 6 June 1994) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 December 1942)^[1]
  • 1st Class (26 December 1942)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 14 March 1944 as Hauptmann in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 272^[2]
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 September 1944)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 26 November 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 272^[3]
  • 794th Oak Leaves on 23 March 1945 as Major and Combat commander of Fürstenberg an der Oder and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 98^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 352.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 223.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 207.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 83.

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.
• 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.
• 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.