Karl-Heinz Altermann

Karl-Heinz Altermann
Born	4 June 1922 Köpenick
Died	26 November 2013 (aged 91)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1940–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25
Battles/wars	World War II Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Operation Bagration Bobruysk Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Karl-Heinz Wilhelm Altermann (4 June 1922 – 26 November 2013)^[1] was a Hauptmann 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 and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (8 July 1942)^[2]
  • 1st Class (13 August 1942)^[2]
• Eastern Front Medal (1 July 1942)^[2]
• Panzer Badge in Bronze (24 September 1942)^[2]
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (24 September 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (25 September 1942)^[2]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 October 1944 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 1./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25^[3][4]

References

Citations

1. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/28085
2. Thomas & Wegmann 1987, p. 49.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 115.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 190.

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
• Ritterkeuztraeger 1939-1945