Paul Ecker

Paul Ecker
Paul Ecker
Born	21 May 1913; Linz, Austria
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Linz, Austria
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1933–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland; Battle of France; Operation Barbarossa; Battle of Białystok–Minsk; Battle of Kiev (1941); Battle of Moscow; Allied invasion of Italy; Operation Shingle;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Paul Ecker (21 May 1913 – 27 February 1979) 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 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.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (16 November 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (11 June 1940)^[1]
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- in Silver
- in Gold
Panzer Badge in Bronze (17 July 1940)
Eastern Front Medal (27 November 1942)
German Cross in Gold on 12 March 1942 as Hauptmann in the 3./Schützen-Regiment 12^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 16 March 1944 as Major and commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9^[3]
- 634th Oak Leaves on 28 October 1944 as Major and commander of the I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9^[4]
Mention in the Wehrmachtbericht (28 February 1944)

References

Citations

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Thomas 1997, p. 138.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 96.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 142.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 76.

Bibliography

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External links

Lexikon der Wehrmacht

[Thomas_p138-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Thomas 1997, p. 138.

[2] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 96.

[3] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 142.

[4] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 76.

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v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 26th Panzer Division
Stab	Eduard Crasemann¹ (Oak Leaves) Smilo Freiherr von Lüttwitz² (Oak Leaves & Swords)
Panzer-Regiment 26	Fritz Böhm Heinz Späthe
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9	Diethelm von Doemming? Paul Ecker (Oak Leaves) Oskar Freiherr von Hohenhausen? Albert Karrenberg Theo Overhagen
Panzergrenadier-Regiment 67	Erwin Cohrs Bernhard Imminger Werner Müller Franz Roggenland
Panzeraufklärungs-Abteilung 26	Eberhard Schlepple
Panzerpionier-Bataillon 93	Franz Liehr
¹Knight's Cross with Schützen-Regiment 12 (4th Panzer Division). ² Knight's Cross with Artillerie-Regiment 33 (15th Panzer Division). This along with the ? (question mark) indicates doubt regarding the veracity and formal correctness of the listing.

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Paul Ecker
Born	21 May 1913 Linz, Austria
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Linz, Austria
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1938) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1933–45
Rank	Oberstleutnant
Commands held	I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Allied invasion of Italy Operation Shingle
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves