Gerhard Kunert
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Gerhard Kunert
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| Born | 17 February 1920 Heidau-Ohlau |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Jelgava, Latvia |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
| Years of service | 1940–45 |
| Rank | Unteroffizier |
| Unit | Grenadier-Regiment 33 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Gerhard Kunert (17 February 1920 – 31 August 1944) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier 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. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves after being killed in heavy fighting in the city of Jelgava.
Awards and decorations
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge
- in Black
- Panzer Badge
- Eastern Front Medal
- Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 16 September 1943 as Obergefreiter and group leader in 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[2]
- 606th Oak Leaves on 4 October 1944 as Unteroffizier and group leader in 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33[3]
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 4th Panzer Division
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| Panzer-Regiment 35 |
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| Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 12 |
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| Panzergrenadier/Schützen-Regiment 33 |
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| Panzerjäger-Abteilung 49 |
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| Kradschützen-Bataillon 34 |
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| Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 7 |
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1 Knight's Cross with the 29th Infantry Division. 2 Oak Leaves with the 3rd Panzergruppe, Swords with 3rd Panzer Army. 3 Diamonds with the AOK Ostpreußen. 4 Oak Leaves with the 14th Infantry Division 5 Oak Leaves with the 3rd Panzer Division, Swords with the III Panzer Corps. 6 Knight's Cross with Panzer-Regiment 35, Oak Leaves with the 5. Panzer-Brigade. 7 Oak Leaves with Panzer-Regiment 15 (11th Panzer Division). 8 Oak Leaves with the 26th Panzer Division. 9 Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 69 (10th Panzer Division), Swords and Diamonds with the 7th Panzer Division. 10 Oak Leaves with Panzergrenadier-Regiment 5 (12th Panzer Division). 11 Oak Leaves with Kradschützen-Bataillon 64 (14th Panzer Division), Swords with Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 5 (5th Panzer Division).
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