Krebs, Günter-Wolfgang (Heeres-Gebirgsjäg.Bat.201)

Date of birth:: May 15th, 1921 (Dieringhausen/Gummersbach, Germany)
Date of death:: December 14th, 1944 (Kinzheim (Alsace), Sigolsheim France)
Buried on:: German War Cemetery Andilly
Plot: 16. Row: 11. Grave: 773.
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Oberleutnant
14.12.1944-19.12.1944: Olt, Führer, 2. Kompanie, Heeres-Gebirgsjäger-Bataillon 201, KIA near Kinzheim, Sigolsheim hills, Alsace, France

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Ärmelabzeichen für Gebirgsjäger

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:: Führer, 2. Kompanie, Hochgebirgs-Jäger-Bataillon 201
Awarded on:: December 26th, 1944

Awarded for his actions during Operation Habicht, a German attempt to retake Sélestat and the commanding heights around Ribeauvillé. Leutnant Krebs was present in the German group moving against Ribeauvillé, which consisted of a Grenadier-Regiment and the Heeres-Gebirgs-Jäger-Bataillon 201. Here he particularly distinguished himself during an operation far behind hostile lines on the 12.12.1944 (which he led with extraordinary bravery and skill in the process) as well as in the successful attack on Kinzheim/Elsaß. In this latter engagement he would die in battle at the head of his men.

Awarded posthumously.

Sources

- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945.
- Günter Krebs | Gräbersuche-Online
- Lexikon der Wehrmacht - Heeres-Gebirgsj�ger-Bataillone