Kurt Launer
Encyclopedia
Kurt Launer was a Sturmbannführer
(Major) 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.
Sturmbannführer
Sturmbannführer was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party equivalent to major, used both in the Sturmabteilung and the Schutzstaffel...
(Major) 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.
Commands
- 2nd company, 6th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Theodor Eicke, 3rd SS Panzer Division Totenkopf
- 8th Company, 6th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Theodor Eicke
- II.Battalion, 6th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Theodor Eicke
- 3rd SS Panzer Grenadier training and replacement battalion
- 6th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Theodor Eicke
- 38th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen
- 37th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen