Georg Langendorf
Encyclopedia
Georg Langendorf was a Obersturmführer
(First Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS during World War II
. Who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany
during World War II
.
Georg Langendorf was born on 28 July 1920, in Gräfenhausen
, Darmstadt
. He was awarded the Knight's Cross while in command of the 5th (Heavy) Company, 11th SS Reconnaissance Battalion, 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland in March 1944.
Langendorf was wounded during the Battle of Berlin
in April 1945 but survived the war and died on the 28 January 1999.
Obersturmführer
Obersturmführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi party that was used by the SS and also as a rank of the SA. Translated as “Senior Assault Leader”, the rank of Obersturmführer was first created in 1932 as the result of an expansion of the Sturmabteilung and the need for an additional rank in...
(First Lieutenant) in the Waffen SS during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a grade of the 1939 version of the 1813 created Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest award of Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II...
, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Georg Langendorf was born on 28 July 1920, in Gräfenhausen
Grafenhausen
Grafenhausen is a town in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
, Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
. He was awarded the Knight's Cross while in command of the 5th (Heavy) Company, 11th SS Reconnaissance Battalion, 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland in March 1944.
Langendorf was wounded during the Battle of Berlin
Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, was the final major offensive of the European Theatre of World War II....
in April 1945 but survived the war and died on the 28 January 1999.