Dietrich Ascher

Dietrich Ascher
Born	23 April 1923 Graz
Died	8 October 2010(2010-10-08) (aged 87) Vienna
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Leutnant der Reserve
Unit	Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 259
Battles/wars	World War II Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle for Velikiye Luki East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dietrich Ascher (23 April 1923 – 8 October 2010) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (17 December 1942)
  • 1st Class (7 August 1944)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal (9 August 1942)
• General Assault Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 28 February 1945 as Leutnant der Reserve and Zugführer in 2. / Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 259 ^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 101.

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
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht

Persondata
Name	Ascher, Dietrich
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	23 April 1923
Place of birth	Graz, Austria
Date of death	8 October 2010
Place of death	Vienna, Austria