Siegfried Moldenhauer

Siegfried Moldenhauer
Born	(1915-07-25)25 July 1915 Königsberg, East Prussia
Died	26 August 1998(1998-08-26) (aged 83) Lübeck, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Heer
Years of service	1933–45
Rank	Major
Commands	II./Grenadier-Regiment 48
Battles / wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Demyansk Pocket Operation Bagration Mogilev Offensive Battle of Aachen Battle of the Bulge
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Siegfried Moldenhauer (25 July 1915 – 26 August 1998) was a highly decorated 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (30 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (21 July 1941)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
• Infantry Assault Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• Demyansk Shield
• Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (30 September 1943)
  • in Silver (7 October 1943)
  • in Gold (13 October 1944)
• Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (25 November 1944)
• German Cross in Gold on 11 June 1942 as Leutnant in the 7./Infanterie-Regiment 48
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 January 1944 as Hauptmann and leader of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 48

References

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian (2004). Ritterkreuzträger mit Nahkampfspange in Gold (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-3-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• 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. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com