Georg Wenzelburger
Georg Wenzelburger (born December 22, 1910 in Uhingen , † January 18, 2000 in Grafenberg ) was a German officer (most recently major in the reserve) in World War II .
Life
Wenzelburger was born on December 22nd, 1910 in Uhingen near Göppingen as the son of a locksmith and trained as a glass cutter in his youth. He joined the Reichswehr as a volunteer in 1930 . After nine years of service in the 13th Infantry Regiment in Ulm, he was promoted to Sergeant , and he married in Metzingen / Württ just before the war began. on March 25, 1939, Lia Maria Koch. In 1940 he was used as a platoon leader in the 12th Company with the 5th Infantry Division in the western campaign .
Because of his achievements he was promoted to sergeant major and transferred to the Eastern Front in Russia, where he was promoted to lieutenant of the reserve after the winter battle of 1941/42 . Appointed chief of the 9th (MG) company, Wenzelburger led his unit in the battles for Cholm and the Battle of Demyansk .
In the spring of 1942 he was promoted to first lieutenant in the reserve and in August 1943 he was temporarily employed as a combat group leader in the Jäger Regiment 38 with the 8th Infantry Division at Lake Ilmen . In August 1944, meanwhile promoted to captain of the reserve, he moved to the head of the 2nd Battalion in Grenadier Regiment 1093 of the 547th People's Grenadier Division and fought with it in East Prussia . He was badly wounded in the process. On December 26, 1944, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his services. This was followed by promotion to major in the reserve and battalion commander. Wenzelburger received the close combat clasp in gold for 78 days of close combat, which is the second highest number of close combat days. In April he was taken prisoner of war in an American hospital , from which he was released in July 1945.
He died on January 18, 2000 at the age of 89 in Grafenberg / Württemberg.
Awards
- Wehrmacht service award IV. And III. class
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
- German Schutzwall Decoration
- Infantry Assault Badge
- Wound badge (1939) in silver
- Medal Winter Battle in the East 1941/42 on July 30, 1942
- German cross in gold on March 18, 1943
- Honorary sheet clasp of the Army on May 5, 1944
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on December 26, 1944
- Close combat clasp in gold on February 18, 1945
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Veit Scherzer : Knight's Cross bearers 1939–1945. The holders of the Iron Cross of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and armed forces allied with Germany according to the documents of the Federal Archives. 2nd Edition. Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Ranis / Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 , p. 779.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wenzelburger, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German officer and knight's cross bearer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uhingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 2000 |
| Place of death | Grafenberg |