Ludwig Bachmaier

Ludwig Bachmaier
Born	24 August 1895 Sankt Wolfgang
Died	19 December 1957 (aged 62) Landshut
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1924)  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1912–24 1936–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant of the Reserves
Commands held	1210 Grenadier-Regiment
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Brody (1941) Battle of Uman First Battle of Kharkov Battle of the Caucasus Colmar Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Ludwig Bachmaier (24 August 1895 – 19 December 1957) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant of the Reserves 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 (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
• Eastern Front Medal
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 December 1941 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and leader of the I./Infanterie-Regiment 179^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 102.

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.

External links

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