- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberwachtmeister
- Unit:
- Zugführer 5. / Artillerie-Regiment 263
- Awarded on:
- October 13th, 1941
The following wartime excerpt describes why Golbach received the Knight’s Cross…
“Oberwachtmeister Paul Golbach... received the Knight’s Cross on the 13.10.1941. With this he was recognized for his achievements as the leader of forwardly emplaced cannons in an Artillerie-Abteilung. In this capacity he destroyed 6 tanks, 4 motorized artillery pieces and 3 trucks with mounted infantry. He also crushed multiple Bolshevik infantry attacks and had an invaluable share in the destruction/disabling of 6 additional enemy tanks.”