Jonas Graf zu Eulenburg

Jonas Kasimir Graf zu Eulenburg
Born	26 July 1901 Königsberg, East Prussia
Died	8 April 1945 (aged 43) Bunzlau, Silesia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Oberst
Commands held	Grenadier-Regiment 67 Fortress Glogau
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Jonas Kasimir Graf zu Eulenburg^{[Notes 1]} (26 July 1901 – 8 April 1945) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Jonas Graf zu Eulenburg was killed on 8 April 1945 near Bunzlau, Silesia.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (19 May 1940)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Silver (9 October 1940)
  • in Gold (1 March 1944)
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd class (15 September 1942)
  • 1st Class (1 September 1943)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (15 January 1944)
• German Cross in Gold (7 December 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 March 1945 as Oberst and commander of fortress Glogau^[1]

Notes

1. Regarding personal names: Graf was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Count. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. The feminine form is Gräfin.

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 148.

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.