Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt

Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt
Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt
Born	30 June 1915; Markranstädt, Saxony, Germany
Died	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day; Schmalfeld, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945); West Germany
Service/branch	Heer; Bundeswehr
Years of service	1934–45; 1955–71
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht); Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Panzergrenadierbrigade 16
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	politician; sales representative at Daimler-Benz

Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt (30 June 1915 – 19 June 2014) was a highly decorated Major 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. Dennhardt served in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein as a Christian Democratic Union politician after World War II.^[1] He rejoined the military service in the West German Bundeswehr in 1955, retiring in 1971 holding the rank of Brigadegeneral. He commanded the Panzergrenadierbrigade 16 of the Bundeswehr from 1 November 1965 to 31 March 1968 and was deputy commander of the 6th Panzergrenadier Division.

Awards and decorations

Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (28 May 1938)^[2]
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (2 June 1940)^[3]
- 1st Class (8 September 1940)^[3]
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (26 August 1941)^[2]
- in Silver (29 August 1942)^[2]
- in Gold (5 October 1942)^[2]
Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze (1 May 1942)^[2]
Eastern Front Medal (3 August 1942)^[2]
German Cross in Gold on 12 February 1943 as Hauptmann in the III./Grenadier-Regiment 53 (motorized)^[4]
Close Combat Clasp
- in Bronze (6 December 1943)^[2]
- in Silver (15 April 1945)^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 18 March 1942 as Major and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 11 and regiment leader^[5]^{[Note 1]}
- (870th) Oak Leaves on 9 May 1945 as Major and leader of Grenadier-Regiment 1143^[7]^{[Note 2]}
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 1st Class (10 May 1971)^[2]

Notes

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Preceded by Brigadegeneral Werner Ebeling	Commander of Panzergrenadierbrigade 16 (Bundeswehr) 1 November 1965 – 31 March 1968	Succeeded by Oberst Werner Manns

↑ Das braune Schleswig-Holstein, Die Zeit, 26 January 1990
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 217.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Thomas 1997, p. 114.
↑ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 82.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 159.
↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 269.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 103.
↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 126.

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[zeit-1] Das braune Schleswig-Holstein, Die Zeit, 26 January 1990

[Thomas_.26_Wegmann_p217-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 Thomas & Wegmann 1998, p. 217.

[Thomas_p114-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Thomas 1997, p. 114.

[4] Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 82.

[5] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 159.

[6] Scherzer 2007, p. 269.

[8] Fellgiebel 2000, p. 103.

[9] Scherzer 2007, p. 126.

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v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of the 14th Infantry Division
Stab	Hermann Flörke (Oak Leaves) Erich Schneider¹ (Oak Leaves)
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 11	Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt² (Oak Leaves) Alfons Eckhardt Alexander Leschke Gerold Overhoff Wolfgang Rust (Oak Leaves) Kurt Walter³ (Oak Leaves)
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 53	Gerhard Feuker Johann Heldmann Karl Pilat Ernst Preuß Wolfram Schönwald Kurt Steenbock Wilhelm Treckmann Karl Wanka⁴ (Oak Leaves)
Infanterie/Grenadier-Regiment 101	Max Morche Kurt Winkler
Artillerie-Regiment 14	Wilhelm Gathmann
Sturmgeschütz-Kompanie 1014	Theophil Kuhnle
Kradschützen-Bataillon 54	Walter Dietlen
Divisions-Füsilier-Bataillon 14	Gerhard Drechsler
¹Knight's Cross with the 4th Panzer-Division ²Oak Leaves with Grenadier-Regiment 1143 (561st Volksgrenadier Division) ³Knight's Cross with Infanterie-Regiment 32 (24th Infantry-Division) ³Knight's Cross with Grenadier-Regiment 446 (134th Infantry-Division)

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Oskar-Hubert Dennhardt
Born	(1915-06-30)30 June 1915 Markranstädt, Saxony, Germany
Died	Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Schmalfeld, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service/branch	Heer Bundeswehr
Years of service	1934–45 1955–71
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Commands held	Panzergrenadierbrigade 16
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other work	politician sales representative at Daimler-Benz