Friedrich Strohm

Friedrich Strohm
Born	17 December 1908 Bous, Germany
Died	24 September 1944 (aged 35) Lyck, East Prussia
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1927–44
Rank	Oberst (Posthumously)
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 470
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Operation Bagration Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive Minsk Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Friedrich Strohm (17 December 1908 – 24 September 1944) 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 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. Friedrich Strohm died on 24 September 1944 in Lyck, East Prussia. He was posthumously promoted to Oberst and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 18 October 1944.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (23 August 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (28 November 1943)
• German Cross in Gold on 21 April 1943 as Major in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 480^[2]
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (7 October 1943)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 18 January 1944 as Major and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 480^[3]
  • 613th Oak Leaves on 18 October 1944 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 470^[4]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 364.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 465.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 337.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 76.

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.
• Nietrug, Gerd (2004). Die Ritterkreuzträger des Saarlandes 1939 - 1945. Zweibrücken: VDM Nickel. ISBN 3-925480-93-5.
• 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 (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht