Harry Andree

Harry Andree
Born	2 October 1913 Potsdam
Died	15 August 1944 (aged 30) Borzęcin, Poland
Allegiance	Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1931–44
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	I./Grenadier-Regiment 504
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kiev (1943) Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive Hube's Pocket Operation Bagration Lublin–Brest Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Harry Andree (2 October 1913 – 15 August 1944) 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. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Harry Andree died on 15 August 1944 in a field hospital in Borzęcin, Poland.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (13 June 1940)^[1]
  • 1st Class (1 October 1941)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold (13 April 1944)
• Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (1 September 1941)
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (1 March 1944)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Major and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 504^[2]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 74.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 100.

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; Wegmann, Günter (1987). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil III: Infanterie Band 1: A–Be [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part III: Infantry Volume 1: A–Be] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

External links

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