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Gerhart Schirmer (9 January 1913 – 5 September 2004) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Fallschirmjäger during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gerhart Schrimer was captured by British troops in 1945 and then handed over to Soviet troops. He was held until 1956; later that year he joined the Bundeswehr and served until retirement in 1971. ==Awards and decorations== *Fallschirmschützenabzeichen * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (28 May 1940)〔Thomas 1998, p. 257.〕 * * 1st Class (28 May 1940)〔 * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (5 July 1940)〔 * German Cross in Gold on 25 June 1943 as ''Hauptmann'' in the III./Jäger-Regiment "Hermann Göring"〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 407.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves * * Knight's Cross on 14 June 1941 as ''Hauptmann'' and leader of the II./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 307.〕 * * 657th Oak Leaves on 11 November 1944 as ''Oberstleutnant'' and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 16〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 77.〕 * Armelband Crete 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gerhart Schirmer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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