Hans-Jürgen Schreiber

Hans-Jürgen Schreiber
Born	10 May 1916 Rostock
Died	28 August 1981 (aged 65) Bad Grund
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Major
Unit	Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of the Netherlands Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) World War II in Yugoslavia
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans-Jürgen Schreiber (10 May 1916 – 28 August 1981) 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 (13 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (23 July 1941)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (28 August 1941)
  • in Silver (17 September 1941)
  • in Gold (2 April 1942)
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (1 September 1941)
• German Cross in Gold (6 June 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 January 1943 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 4./Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 22^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 316.

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.