Kurt Gröschke

Kurt Gröschke
Kurt Gröschke
Born	17 July 1907 Berlin-Charlottenburg
Died	26 March 1996 (aged 88) Odenthal
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Oberst
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Kurt Gröschke (17 July 1907 – 26 March 1996), was a German paratroop officer during World War II and 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

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (22 May 1940)^[1]
• German Cross in Gold on 21 June 1943 as Major in the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 9 June 1944 as Major and commander of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1^[3]
  • 693rd Oak Leaves on 9 January 1945 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 15^[4]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht on 29 July 1944

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 225.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 149.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 203.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 94.

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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
• 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.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939-1945 Band 3, 1. Januar 1944 bis 9. Mai 1945 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 3, 1 January 1944 to 9 May 1945] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.