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#REDIRECT [[List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (M)]] |
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{{Infobox military person |
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|name =Siegfried Moldenhauer |
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|birth_date ={{Birth date|1915|07|25|df=yes}} |
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|death_date ={{Death date and age|1998|08|26|1915|07|25|df=yes}} |
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|birth_place =[[Königsberg]], [[East Prussia]] |
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|death_place =[[Lübeck]], [[Germany]] |
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|allegiance ={{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
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|branch =[[German Army (Wehrmacht)|Heer]] |
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|serviceyears =1933–45 |
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|rank =[[Major (Germany)|Major]] |
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|commands =II./Grenadier-Regiment 48 |
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|battles =[[World War II]] |
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*[[Invasion of Poland]] |
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*[[Battle of France]] |
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*[[Operation Barbarossa]] |
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*[[Demyansk Pocket]] |
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*[[Operation Bagration]] |
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*[[Mogilev Offensive]] |
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*[[Battle of Aachen]] |
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*[[Battle of the Bulge]] |
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|awards =[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] |
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'''Siegfried Moldenhauer''' (25 July 1915 – 26 August 1998) was a highly decorated ''[[Major (Germany)|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 and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was also awarded the very rare [[Close Combat Clasp]] in Gold one of only 631 awards. |
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== Awards and decorations == |
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* [[Iron Cross]] (1939) |
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** 2nd Class (30 May 1940) |
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** 1st Class (21 July 1941) |
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* [[Wound Badge]] |
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** in Black |
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** in Silver |
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** in Gold |
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* [[Infantry Assault Badge]] |
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* [[Eastern Front Medal]] |
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* [[Demyansk Shield]] |
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* [[Close Combat Clasp]] |
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** in Bronze (30 September 1943)<ref name="Berger p361">Berger 2004, p. 361.</ref> |
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** in Silver (7 October 1943)<ref name="Berger p361"/> |
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** in Gold (13 October 1944)<ref name="Berger p361"/> |
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* [[Honour Roll Clasp of the Army]] (25 November 1944) |
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* [[German Cross]] in Gold on 11 June 1942 as ''[[Leutnant]]'' in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 48<ref>Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 314.</ref> |
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* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 20 January 1944 as ''[[Hauptmann]]'' and leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 48<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 314.</ref><ref>Scherzer 2007, p. 550.</ref> |
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== References == |
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===Citations=== |
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{{Reflist|25em}} |
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===Bibliography=== |
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{{refbegin}} |
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* {{Cite book |
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|last=Berger |
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|first=Florian |
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|year=2004 |
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|title=Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold |
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|trans_title=Knight's Cross Bearers with the Close Combat Clasp in Gold |
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|language=German |
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|location=Vienna, Austria |
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|publisher=Selbstverlag Florian Berger |
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|isbn=978-3-9501307-3-7 |
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}} |
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* {{Cite book |
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|last=Fellgiebel |
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|first=Walther-Peer |
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|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |
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|year=2000 |
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|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |
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|trans_title=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 |
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|language=German |
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|location=Friedberg, Germany |
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|publisher=Podzun-Pallas |
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|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6 |
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}} |
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* {{Cite book |
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|last1=Patzwall |
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|first1=Klaus D. |
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|last2=Scherzer |
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|first2=Veit |
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|year=2001 |
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|title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II |
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|trans_title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 |
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|language=German |
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|location=Norderstedt, Germany |
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|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall |
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|isbn=978-3-931533-45-8 |
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}} |
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* {{Cite book |
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|last=Scherzer |
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|first=Veit |
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|year=2007 |
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|title=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 |
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|trans_title=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 |
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|language=German |
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|location=Jena, Germany |
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|publisher=Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag |
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|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2 |
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}} |
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{{refend}} |
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== External links == |
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*[http://www.ww2awards.com/person/8979 World War 2 Awards.com] |
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{{Knight's Cross recipients of the 12th ID}} |
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{{Subject bar |
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| portal1=Biography |
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| portal2=Military of Germany |
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| portal3=World War II |
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}} |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> |
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|NAME =Moldenhauer, Siegfried |
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|ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION =German officer and Knight's Cross recipient |
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|DATE OF BIRTH =25 July 1915 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Königsberg]], [[East Prussia]] |
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|DATE OF DEATH =26 August 1998 |
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|PLACE OF DEATH =[[Lübeck]], [[Germany]] |
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}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moldenhauer, Siegfried}} |
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[[Category:1915 births]] |
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[[Category:1998 deaths]] |
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[[Category:People from Königsberg]] |
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[[Category:German military personnel of World War II]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] |
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[[Category:German prisoners of war]] |
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[[Category:World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom]] |
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