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#REDIRECT [[List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (Schu–Sz)]] |
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{{Infobox military person |
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|name=Günther Sempert |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1918|10|20|df=y}} |
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|death_date={{death date and age|2009|3|16|1918|10|20|df=y}} |
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|birth_place=[[Wechselburg]] |
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|death_place=[[Vire]], [[France]] |
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|image=Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1997-032-10, Günther Sempert.jpg |
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|caption= |
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|nickname= |
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|allegiance={{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} [[Nazi Germany]] |
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|branch=[[Luftwaffe]] |
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|serviceyears=1937–1945 |
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|rank=[[Major]] |
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|commands=Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1 |
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|unit=Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 7 |
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|battles=[[World War II]] |
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*[[Invasion of Poland]] |
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*[[Battle of Crete]] |
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*[[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] |
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*[[Gran Sasso raid]] |
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*[[Battle of Monte Cassino]] |
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|awards=[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] |
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|laterwork=}} |
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'''Günther Sempert''' (20 May 1918 – 16 March 2009) was a highly decorated [[Major]] in the [[Fallschirmjäger]] 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. |
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==Awards and decorations== |
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* [[Parachutist Badge (Germany)|Fallschirmschützenabzeichen]] |
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* [[Iron Cross]] (1939) |
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** 2nd Class (11 June 1941)<ref name="Thomas and Wegmann p287">Thomas and Wegmann 1986, p. 287.</ref> |
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** 1st Class (5 July 1941)<ref name="Thomas and Wegmann p287"/> |
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* [[Wound Badge]] (1939) in Black (9 September 1939)<ref name="Thomas and Wegmann p287"/> |
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* [[Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe]] (1 October 1942)<ref name="Thomas and Wegmann p287"/> |
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* [[German Cross]] in Gold on 14 June 1944 as ''[[Oberleutnant]]'' in the 4./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1<ref>Patzwall and Scherzer 2001, p. 442.</ref> |
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* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 30 September 1944 as ''[[Hauptmann]]'' and chief of the 5./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 323.</ref> |
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* [[Cuff title|Cuffband "Crete"]] (20 May 1943)<ref name="Thomas and Wegmann p287"/> |
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==References== |
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;Citations |
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{{Reflist|30em}} |
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;Bibliography |
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{{Refbegin}} |
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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 Wehrmachtsteile |
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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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|last=Kurowski |
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|first=Franz |
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|year=1995 |
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|title=Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger |
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|location=Atglen, PA |
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|publisher=[[Schiffer Publishing|Schiffer Military]] |
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|isbn=978-0-88740-749-9 |
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}} |
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* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. ''Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II'' (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X. |
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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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* {{Cite book |
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|last1=Thomas |
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|first1=Franz |
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|last2=Wegmann |
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|first2=Günter |
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|year=1986 |
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|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger |
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|trans_title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers |
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|language=German |
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|location=Osnabrück, Germany |
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|publisher=Biblio-Verlag |
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|isbn=978-3-7648-1461-8 |
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}} |
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{{Refend}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.ww2awards.com/person/26852 World War 2 Awards.com] |
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{{Knight's Cross recipients of the Fallschirmjäger}} |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> |
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| NAME = Sempert, Günther |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = German paratrooper and Knight's Cross recipient |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 20 May 1918 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Wechselburg]], [[Germany]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 16 March 2009 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Vire]], [[France]] |
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}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sempert, Gunther}} |
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[[Category:1918 births]] |
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[[Category:2009 deaths]] |
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[[Category:People from Mittelsachsen]] |
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[[Category:People from the Kingdom of Saxony]] |
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[[Category:Fallschirmjäger of World War II]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Gold German Cross]] |
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[[Category:Recipients of the Knight's 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 States]] |
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