Heinz Guderian - Awards and Decorations

Awards and Decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class on 17 September 1914
  • Iron Cross (1914) 1st Class on 8 November 1916
  • Cross of Honor in 1934
  • Anschluss Medal (13 March 1938)
  • Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar (1 October 1938)
  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class on 5 September 1939
  • Iron Cross (1939) 1st Class on 13 September 1939
  • Panzer Badge in Silver
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
    • Knight's Cross on 27 October 1939 as General der Panzertruppe and commander of the XIX Army Corps
    • 24th Oak Leaves on 17 July 1941 as Generaloberst and commander of Panzer Gruppe 2
  • Mentioned 5 times in the Wehrmachtbericht (6 August 1941, 7 August 1941, 21 September 1941, 18 October 1941 and 19 October 1941)

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