Georg Audenrieth

Georg "Girgl" Audenrieth
Nickname(s)	"Girgl"
Born	20 July 1917 Nuremberg
Died	15 January 1999 (aged 81) Mittenwald
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1937–45 1955–69
Rank	Feldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptfeldwebel (Bundeswehr)
Unit	3./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of the Caucasus Battle of the Sutjeska Budapest Offensive Operation Frühlingserwachen
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Georg "Girgl" Audenrieth (20 July 1917 – 15 January 1999) was a highly decorated Feldwebel in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Hauptfeldwebel in the Bundeswehr. 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. Georg Audenrieth was captured by American troops in 1945 and was released in 1946. In 1955 he joined the Bundeswehr and retired in 1969 as a Hauptfeldwebel.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 October 1941)^[1]
  • 1st Class (17 October 1944)^[1]
• Infantry Assault Badge (1 August 1941)^[1]
• Eastern Front Medal (12 July 1942)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (12 July 1943)^[1]
  • in Silver (6 January 1945)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1945 as Stabsgefreiter and group leader in the 3./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99^[2][3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1993, p. 8.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 118.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 195.

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.
• Huß, Jürgen (2009). Ritterkreuzträger im Mannschaftsstand 1941 – 1945. Zweibrücken: VDM Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-042-9.
• 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; Wegmann, Günter (1993). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil VI: Die Gebirgstruppe Band 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part VI: The Mountain Troops Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2430-3.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945