Rudolf Flinzer
Dr.-Ing.
Rudolf Flinzer
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Born | 9 November 1889 Stollberg |
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Allegiance | German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
Years of service | 1909–19 1936–45 |
Rank | Oberst of the Reserves |
Commands held | Grenadier-Regiment 317 |
Battles/wars | World War I
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Max Wilhelm Flinzer[Note 1] (9 November 1889 – 17 June 1976) was a highly decorated Oberst of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.
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Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1914)
- Knight of the Military Order of St. Henry (4 December 1914)[2]
- Landwehr-Dienstauszeichnung AR (Kingdom of Saxony Service Award)
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (5 October 1935)
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- Infantry Assault Badge (6 June 1942)[2]
- Eastern Front Medal (27 August 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 27 January 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves in Grenadier-Regiment 317[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 6 April 1943 as Oberstleutnant of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 317[4][5]
- 575th Oak Leaves on 5 September 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 317[4][6]
Notes
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References
Citations
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Bibliography
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External links
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- 1889 births
- 1976 deaths
- People from Stollberg
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the clasp to the Iron Cross, 1st class
- People from the Kingdom of Saxony
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- German prisoners of war