Horst Warschnauer

Horst Warschnauer
Born	28 December 1919 Breslau
Died	26 December 1948 (aged 28) Münster
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	Panzer-Pionier-Battalion "Großdeutschland
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkan Campaign Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Lower Dnieper Offensive First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive First Battle of Târgu Frumos Second Battle of Târgu Frumos Battle of Memel East Prussian Offensive Zemland Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Horst Warschnauer (28 December 1919 – 26 December 1948) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht (the German army) 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. Horst Warschauer was captured by British forces at the end of the war and was held until 1947.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (3 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (5 July 1941)^[1]
• General Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 12 December 1942 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and commander of 2./Pionier-Battalion "Großdeutschland"^[2]
  • 753rd Oak Leaves on 24 February 1945 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of Panzer-Pionier-Battalion "Großdeutschland^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 416.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 354.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 81.

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Stockert, Peter (2008). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 8 [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 8] (in German). Bad Friedrichshall, Germany: Friedrichshaller Rundblick. OCLC 76072662.
• 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

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht