Ernst Emmert

Dr. jur. Ernst Emmert
Born	26 February 1900 Kitzingen
Died	22 January 1945 (aged 44) Glogau
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1921)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1917–21 1930's–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves
Commands held	I./Infanterie-Regiment 282 Grenadier-Regiment 55
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Lublin–Brest Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Other work	Lawyer Judge

Dr. jur. Ernst Emmert^{[Notes 1]} (26 February 1900 – 22 January 1945) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Ernst Emmert was severely wounded in October 1944 and died of his wounds on 22 January 1945 aboard a hospital train.

Awards and decorations

• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black or Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 December 1941 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 282^[1]

Notes

1. In German a Doctor of Law is abbreviated as Dr. iur. (Doctor iuris) or Dr. jur. (Doctor juris).

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 145.

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.

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World War 2 Awards.com