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Revision as of 23:55, 10 March 2013
Günther Sempert | |
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| Born | 20 October 1918 Wechselburg |
| Died | 16 March 2009 (aged 90) Vire, France |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1937–1945 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 7 |
| Commands | Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
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.
Awards and decorations
- Fallschirmschützenabzeichen
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939) in Black (9 September 1939)[1]
- Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (1 October 1942)[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 14 June 1944 as Oberleutnant in the 4./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 September 1944 as Hauptmann and chief of the 5./Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 1[3]
- Cuffband "Crete" (20 May 1943)[1]
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Kurowski, Franz (1995). Knights of the Wehrmacht Knight's Cross Holders of the Fallschirmjäger. Schiffer Military. ISBN 0-88740-749-8.
- 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.
- 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz and Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-1461-6.
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