Georg Michael

Georg Michael
Born	10 February 1917 Hamburg
Died	19 January 1944 (aged 26) Odessa
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–44
Rank	Major of the Reserves (posthumously)
Battles/wars	World War II

Georg Michael (10 February 1917 – 19 January 1944) was an officer 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (25 May 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (27 June 1940)^[1]
• 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 19 January 1941 as Leutnant of the Reserves and Zugführer (platoon leader) in 6./Reiter-Regiment 22^[2]
  • 187th Oak Leaves on 25 January 1943 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and leader of II./Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 26^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 79.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 254.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 58.

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 (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.
• Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, 1. September 1939 bis 31. Dezember 1941 [The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 1, 1 September 1939 to 31 December 1941] (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.