Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)

Unit:

Kommandeur, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 49, 28. Infanterie-Division, Heer

Awarded on:

June 5th, 1940

The following wartime excerpt (dated 30.08.1940) describes why Schubert received the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberstleutnant Günther Schubert was able to bring the best out of his Bataillon by way of his own personal devotion to duty. Thanks to this his troops were able to force a decisive crossing over the Maas river despite major enemy efforts to prevent this. The bridgehead that he and his men worked so hard to create was held against all enemy counterattacks under his energetic leadership.”