Date of birth:

October 22nd, 1916 (Penig/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

June 24th, 1944 (Bobrujsk/Mahilyow Oblast, Soviet Union)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Gottried Donat finally reached the rank of Hauptmann der Reserve.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Chef 5. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 519, 296. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

April 24th, 1943

The following wartime excerpt describes why Donat would be awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“During a counterattack north of Orel Oberleutnant der Reserve Donat captured an extended village with his Grenadier-Kompanie. After this he then seized a very important, heavily fortified hill from the enemy on his own initiative while at the head of only a few Grenadiers.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Silver version.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
• Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection
  
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, 1998.
  - Ehrenliste RK.