Gerhard Berthold

Gerhard Berthold
Gerhard Berthold
Born	12 March 1891; Schneeberg
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; Saizewa-Gora
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918); Weimar Republic (to 1933); Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–42
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands held	31. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland; Invasion of Poland; Battle of Belgium; Battle of France; Battle of Białystok–Minsk; Battle of Smolensk (1941); Battle of Moscow;
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Berthold (12 March 1891 – 14 April 1942) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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. Gerhard Berthold was killed on 14 April 1942 in Yukhnov, Russia. He was posthumously promoted to Generalleutnant.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
Sudetenland Medal
Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (15 September 1939)^[1]
- 1st Class (1 October 1939)^[1]
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Silver
Eastern Front Medal
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 December 1941 as Generalmajor and commander of 31. Infanterie-Division^[2]

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Preceded by Generalmajor Kurt Kalmukoff	Commander of 31. Infanterie-Division 13 August 1941 – 20 January 1942	Succeeded by Oberst Friedrich Hoßbach

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[2] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 111.

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v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 31st Infantry Division
Stab	Gerhard Berthold Willifrank Ochsner
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 12	Gerhard Bruchmann Ernst König (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Preussler Martin Wandersleb
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 17	Wilhelm Ahrens Otto Chowanetz Joachim von Stolzmann
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 82	Wilhelm Busse Friedrich Hoßbach¹ (Oak Leaves) Wilhelm Kirschenmann Wilhelm Lasse Gerhard Lemke Heinrich Lodtka Kurt Möhring Hugo Schwede Simon Sturm Walther Wallowitz Eberhard Wolfram
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 31	Albert Ahrens
Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 31	Harald Scheuermann
Pionier-Bataillon 31	Hugo Deventer Helmut Kalbitz² (Oak Leaves)
¹ Oak Leaves with LVI Panzer Corps ² Knight's Cross with Pionier-Bataillon 125 (125th Infantry Division).

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Gerhard Berthold
Born	12 March 1891 Schneeberg
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Saizewa-Gora
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1913–42
Rank	Generalleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands held	31. Infanterie-Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of Belgium Battle of France Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross