Hermann Bühlbecker

Hermann Bühlbecker
Born	6 April 1913 Hattingen
Died	19 April 1991 (aged 78) Unknown
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1931–45
Rank	Major
Commands held	II./Grenadier-Regiment 436
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Crimean Campaign (1941–1942) Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of the Kerch Peninsula Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hermann Bühlbecker (6 April 1913 – 19 April 1991) was a highly decorated Major 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 (14 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (26 April 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (22 April 1941)
  • in Silver (1 August 1941)
  • in Gold (22 July 1944)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (7 August 1944)
• Infantry Assault Badge (1 August 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (14 August 1942)
• Crimea Shield (15 April 1943)
• German Cross in Gold (16 March 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 August 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of II. / Grenadier-Regiment 436^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 126.

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.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• 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

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945