Anton Berg
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Anton Berg
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Born | Durmersheim |
28 October 1907
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Durmersheim |
Allegiance | Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany |
Service/ |
Heer |
Years of service | 1926–45 |
Rank | Oberstleutnant |
Commands held | Grenadier-Regiment 358 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Anton Berg (28 October 1907 – 17 January 1984) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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 was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Anton Berg was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was released in 1950.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- in Silver
- German Cross in Gold on 2 August 1944 as Major in the II./Grenadier-Regiment 358[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 16 October 1944 as Major and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 358[2]
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Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1984 deaths
- People from Rastatt (district)
- People from the Grand Duchy of Baden
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Close Combat Clasp
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union