Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Führer 9./Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 206

Awarded on:

June 7th, 1942

The following wartime excerpt describes why Schneider received the Knight’s Cross…

“The steely resolve of Leutnant Schneider on the 10.04.1942 was of great importance to the II./Geb.Jäg.Rgt. 206. On this day his personally-led counterattack crushed the enemy who had penetrated the line, and thereby resolved a dangerous state of affairs for the Bataillon. His bold and successfully commanded counterattack was against our own lines on the 10.04.1942 near Hill 34.4 on the road Jaswy—Michalkino.”

Awarded posthumously