Fritz Bayerlein - Awards

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1914)
    • 2nd Class (30 August 1918)
  • Verwundetenabzeichen - Two awarded -one in WWI and second from Normandy Invasion.
  • Panzer Badge in Silver
  • "Afrika" Cuffband
  • Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939)
    • 2nd Class (13 September 1939)
  • Iron Cross (19139)
    • 1st Class (27 September 1939)
  • German Cross in Gold on 23 October 1942 as Oberst in the General Staff in the Deutsches Afrika-Korps
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
    • Knight's cross on 26 December 1941 as Oberstleutnant in the General Staff and Chief of the General Staff of the DAK
    • 258th Oak leaves on 6 July 1943 as Oberst in the General Staff and Chief of Staff of the 1st Italian Army
    • 81st Swords on 20 July 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the Panzer-Lehr-Division
  • Mentioned two times in the Wehrmachtbericht on 11 January 1944 und 26 June 1944.
  • Italian decorations from African Campaign: Cavaliere des Militaerordenes von Savoyen; Italienische Tapferkeitsmedalle in Silber (page 274, "Bayerlein: From Afrikakorps to Panzer Lehr...)

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