Ludwig, Jürgen

Date of birth:: May 5th, 1917 (Woldenberg/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:: October 22nd, 1943 (Melitopol/Ukrainian SSR, USSR)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Jürgen Ludwig was killed on 22nd October 1943 as Hauptmann in the Stab of a Pionier-Regiment.
According to the volksbund he died on the 21-10-1943.

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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:: 2. / Pionier-Bataillon 74
Awarded on:: July 30th, 1942

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:: Chef 2. / Pionier-Bataillon 74
Awarded on:: February 20th, 1943

The following newspaper article (dated 26.02.1943) describes why Ludwig was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“A Pomeranian Knocks Out Thirty Bunkers: Knight’s Cross for Oberleutnant Ludwig

The Führer has awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to Oberleutnant Jürgen Ludwig, Kompanie commander in a Pionier-Bataillon.

Oberleutnant Ludwig… attacked an enemy battlegroup in the west Caucasus at the head of his rheinischen Pionier-Kompanie. He and his troops broke through three defensive lines of the desperately defending enemy, stormed 30 bunkers and annihilated the Soviet formation.”