Detlev Graf von Garnier-Turawa

Detlev Graf von Garnier-Turawa
Born	24 September 1906 Turawa
Died	27 June 1944(1944-06-27) (aged 37) Babins, Russia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	?–1944
Rank	Hauptmann der Reserve
Commands held	I./Grenadier-Regiment 439
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk (1943) Operation Bagration Bobruysk Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Detlev Graf von Garnier-Turawa^[a] (24 September 1906 – 27 June 1944) was a highly decorated Hauptmann der Reserve in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Detlev Graf von Garnier-Turawa was killed on 27 June 1944 near Babins, Russia.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold (16 November 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 18 January 1944 as Oberleutnant der Reserve and commander of the I./Grenadier-Regiment 439^[1]

Footnotes

• ^a Regarding personal names: Graf is a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin.

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 160.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945

Persondata
Name	Garnier-Turawa, Detlev Graf von
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	24 September 1906
Place of birth	Turawa, Germany
Date of death	27 June 1944
Place of death	Babins, Russia