Bernhard Sauvant

Bernhard Sauvant
Born	25 March 1910 Kutten
Died	15 April 1967 (aged 57) Ludwigsburg
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1930–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Bernhard August Ferdinand Sauvant (25 March 1910 – 15 April 1967) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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 (21 September 1939)^[1]
  • 1st Class (27 October 1939)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Panzer Badge in Silver
  • Class II for 25
• German Cross in Gold on 13 September 1942 as Major in the I./Panzer-Regiment 36^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 30 November 1942 as Major and commander of I./Panzer-Regiment 36^[3]
  • 260th Oak Leaves on 28 July 1943 as Major and commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505^[4]
• Armband Courland (7 May 1945)

References

Citations

1. Thomas 1998, p. 242.
2. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 396.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 302.
4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 61.

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.