Herbert Lamprecht

Herbert Lamprecht
Born	28 March 1913 Berlin
Died	21 September 1978 (aged 65) Tegernsee
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	Police officer

Herbert Lamprecht (28 March 1913 – 21 September 1978) was a German officer in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 860 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 (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 October 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (19 September 1942)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 22 January 1943 as Hauptmann and deputy commander of leichte Flak-Abteilung 76 (mot.)^[2]
  • 532nd Oak Leaves on 25 July 1944 as Major and commander of the leichte Flak-Abteilung 76^[3]
• Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (10 July 1944)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 3.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 231.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 490.

Bibliography

• 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 (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 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.