Rudolf Kolbeck

Dr. med. dent. Rudolf Kolbeck
Born	24 March 1889 Regensburg
Died	12 September 1965 (aged 76) Landsberg am Lech
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1914–18 1937–45
Rank	Oberst of the Reserves
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 316
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Baltic Offensive (1944) Battle of the Bulge
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Rudolf Kolbeck^{[Notes 1]} (24 March 1889 – 12 September 1965) was an Oberst of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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 (1914)
  • 2nd Class (1917)^[1]
  • 1st Class (1918)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1914)
  • in Black
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (23 December 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (9 July 1940)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 20 April 1943 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 316^[2]
  • 403rd Oak Leaves on 22 February 1944 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 316^[3]

Notes

1. In German a Doctor of Medical Dentistry is abbreviated as Dr. med. dent. (Doctor medicinae dentariae).

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1997, p. 393.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 220.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 67.

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.
• 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.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuzraeger 1939-1945