Martin Bielig

Martin Bielig
Born	29 August 1915 Großkyhna
Died	6 March 1945(1945-03-06) (aged 29) Bischofsburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1935–1945
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	Panzergrenadier Regiment Großdeutschland
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Białystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battles of Rzhev Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation Lower Dnieper Offensive First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive Jassy–Kishinev Offensive (August 1944) Battle of Memel East Prussian Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Martin Bielig (29 August 1915 – 6 March 1945) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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. Martin Bielig was killed on 6 March 1945 in Bischofsburg, East Prussia.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (5 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (4 October 1940)
• Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• German Cross in Gold (28 February 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 7 October 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer 13./Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment Großdeutschland ^[1]

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 113.

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	Bielig, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	German officer and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	29 August 1915
Place of birth	Großkyhna, Germany
Date of death	6 March 1945
Place of death	Bischofsburg, East Prussia