Günther Drange
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Günther Georg Drange
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| Born | 14 March 1897 Glogau |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Wiesbaden |
| Allegiance |  German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1919) Nazi Germany |
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Heer |
| Years of service | 1914–19 1937–45 |
| Rank | Oberst |
| Commands held | III./Infanterie-Regiment 490 Infanterie-Regiment 474 Grenadier-Regiment 428 |
| Battles/wars | World War I
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| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Günther Georg Drange (14 March 1897 – 18 June 1970) was a highly decorated Oberst 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 (1914)
- 2nd Class (13 April 1916)[1]
- Wound Badge in Black (1 July 1920)[1]
- Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
- Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (26 May 1940)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 1st Class (10 December 1940)[1]
- Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (26 February 1943)[1]
- German Cross in Gold (21 February 1942)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1941 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 428[2][3]
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External links
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 129th Infantry Division
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1 Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 430, Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 427 2 Oak Leaves with the 334th Infantry Division
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Categories:
- Pages with reference errors
- 1897 births
- 1970 deaths
- People from the Province of Silesia
- People from Głogów
- German military personnel of World War I
- German military personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Recipients of the Honour Roll Clasp of the Army
- German prisoners of war
- World War I prisoners of war held by Russia
- World War II prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union
