Ernst Wellmann Explained

Ernst Wellmann
Birth Date:	14 January 1904
Birth Place:	Szamotuły Samter
Allegiance:
Serviceyears:	1935–45 1956–60
Rank:	Oberst (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Commands:	Panzer Division Holstein
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Laterwork:	Police officer

Ernst Wellmann (14 January 1904 – 17 July 1970) was an officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (20 September 1939) & 1st Class (21 October 1939)^[1]
German Cross in Gold on 8 June 1942 as Major in the I./Schützen-Regiment 3^[2]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 2 September 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3^[3]
- 342nd Oak Leaves on 30 November 1943 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzergrenadier-Regiment 3^[4]

References

Bibliography

Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . Walther-Peer Fellgiebel

. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Book: Patzwall . Klaus D. . Scherzer . Veit . 2001 . Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II . The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 . German . Norderstedt, Germany . Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall . 978-3-931533-45-8.
Book: Thomas , Franz . 1998 . Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z . The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z . German . Osnabrück, Germany . Biblio-Verlag . 978-3-7648-2300-9.

Notes and References

Thomas 1998, p. 433.
Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 505.
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 358.
Fellgiebel 2000, p. 65.