Peter Sauerbruch

Peter Sauerbruch (5 June 1913 – 29 September 2010) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant i.G. in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
• 2nd Class
• 1st Class
• Panzer Badge
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (30 December 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 January 1943 as Hauptmann im Generalstab and Ib (Quartermaster general) of the 14. Panzer-Division and leader of Kampfgruppe "Sauerbruch"

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External links

• TracesOfWar.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht