Gerhard Lange

Gerhard Lange
Born	14 July 1916 Roßla
Died	10 April 1996 (aged 79) Nuremberg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945 ?–1972
Rank	Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Panzer-Regiment 35
Commands held	II./Panzer-Regiment 35
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Lange (14 July 1916 – 10 April 1996) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class (1 November 1939)
• Sudetenland Medal
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Panzer Badge
  • in Silver
  • II Grade
  • III Grade
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (15 September 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Hauptmann and leader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 35^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 232.

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.