Karl Rettlinger
| Karl Rettlinger | |
|---|---|
 Hans Becker (left) and Karl Rettlinger at Kursk summer 1943 | |
| Born |
8 February 1913 Gunzenhausen, Germany |
| Died |
14 June 1990 (aged 77) Gunzenhausen, Germany |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1933–45 |
| Rank | Sturmbannführer (Major) |
| Unit | 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German Cross in Gold Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class Winter war Medal 1941/42 Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle bar Panzer Badge in Silver Wound Badge in Gold |
Karl Rettlinger (8 February 1913 – 14 June 1990) was a Sturmbannführer (Major) in the Waffen-SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on the 20 December 1943, for personally destroying 30 Russian tanks on the Eastern Front, including 6 in one attack. He was also awarded the wound badge in Gold for being wounded 5 times in action.[1]
Commands
- 3rd Battery, 1st SS Sturmgeschütz Battalion LSSAH
- 1st SS Sturmgeschütz Battalion LSSAH
- 1st SS Panzerjäger Battalion LSSAH
Awards
- German Cross in Gold on 28 March 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmführer in the 3./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 December 1943 as SS-Hauptsturmführer and chief of the 3./SS-Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 1 "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"[3][Note 1]
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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.
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