Date of birth:

June 6th, 1913 (Zürich, Switserland)

Date of death:

September 29th, 2010 (Bonn/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann im Generalstab (Captain to the General Staff)

Unit:

Ib 14.Panzer-Division / Führer Kampfgruppe "Sauerbruch"

Awarded on:

January 4th, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 08.01.1943) describes why Sauerbruch was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Hauptmann i.G. Peter Sauerbruch… formed a Kampfgruppe during the heavy defensive combat along the Don. With this unit he decisively contributed to the creation of a new defensive front.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant im Generalstab (Lieutenant-colonel to the General Staff)

Unit:

4.Panzer-Division

Awarded on:

December 30th, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2007.
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