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Kurt Sametreiter (born 9 April 1922) was an Oberscharführer in the Waffen SS who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Sametreiter was awarded his Knight's Cross during the Battle of Kursk in the tank Battle of Prokhorovka where he was a platoon commander in the 3rd Company, 1st Panzerjäger Battalion of the 1st SS Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH). The LSSAH was then part of the 2nd SS Panzer Corps when it was attacked by two Russian Tank Corps. Oberscharführer Sametreiter was responsible for destroying twenty four tanks in one action.〔Agte, Patrick, ''Michael Wittmann and the Waffen SS Tiger Commanders of the Leibstandarte'', p. 124〕 ==Awards== * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd class (13 July 1941) * * 1st Class (1 September 1942) * Panzer Badge * Wound Badge * * in Black * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 July 1943 as SS-''Oberscharführer'' and ''Zugführer'' (platoon leader) in the 3./SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 1〔Scherzer 2007, p. 649.〕 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「Kurt Sametreiter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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