Alfred Bottler

Alfred Bottler
Alfred Bottler
Born	7 April 1917; Kalteneggolsfeld
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Stegen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945); West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht); Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	I./Grenadier-Regiment 200
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Kiev (1941); Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battle of Moscow; Italian Campaign; Moro River Campaign; Battle of Monte Cassino; Gothic Line Offensive;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Bottler (7 April 1917 – 1 June 1996) was a highly decorated Major 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (1 October 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (22 June 1940)^[1]
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver (17 October 1941)^[1]
- in Gold (14 January 1942)^[1]
Eastern Front Medal (24 November 1942)^[1]
Infantry Assault Badge (1 July 1940)^[1]
Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 September 1944)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 18 October 1941 as Oberleutnant in the 9./Infanterie-Regiment 41 (motorized)^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 November 1944 as Major and commander of I./Grenadier-Regiment 200^[3]

References

Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 329.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 54.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 120.

Bibliography

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[Thomas_.26_Wegmann_p329-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 Thomas & Wegmann 1992, p. 329.

[2] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 54.

[3] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 120.

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v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 90th Light Infantry Division/90th Panzergrenadier Division
Stab	Ernst-Günther Baade¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords)
Schützen-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 155	Johann Mickl² (Oak Leaves)
Afrika-/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 361	Hans-Levin von Barby Hans Klärmann Albert Panzenhagen
Infanterie-(motorized)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 200	Heinrich Baron von Behr (Oak Leaves) Alfred Bottler Max Chmel Alex Fiedler Erich Geißler Franz-Rainer Hocke Alfred Köster Josef Kugler Emil Mai Fritz Michel Martin Mitschke Kurt Mörgel
Grenadier-(motorized)/Panzergrenadier-Regiment 361	Heinz-Otto Fabian³ (Oak Leaves) Rudolf Friedrich Hugo Heinkel Heinz Helemann Bernhard-Georg von Seebeck Hubert Strauß Heinrich Wiese
Aufklärungs-Kompanie 580	Friedrich von Homeyer
Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 90	Konrad Zecherle
Panzer-Abteilung 190	Vincenz Rossler Horst Freiherr von Uslar-Gleichen
Artillerie-Regiment 190 (motorized)	Karl-Heinz Giffhorn
Flak-Bataillon (motorized) 606 attached	Georg Briel
¹ Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 115 (15th Panzer Division). ² Oak Leaves with the Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 (4th Panzer Division). ³ Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 534 (384th Infantry Division)

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Alfred Bottler
Born	7 April 1917 Kalteneggolsfeld
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Stegen
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	I./Grenadier-Regiment 200
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Italian Campaign Moro River Campaign Battle of Monte Cassino Gothic Line Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross