503rd Heavy Tank Battalion (Germany) - Notable Members

Notable Members

  • Kurt Knispel: credited with 168 tanks destroyed, leading "tank ace" of all time
  • Heinz Gärtner: credited with 103 tanks destroyed
  • Heinz Rondorf: credited with 106 tanks destroyed
  • Clemens-Heinrich Graf von Kageneck: Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Walter Scherf: Knights Cross of the Iron Cross

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