Prominent Members of Tunis Field Battalions
There were several members of Tunis Field Battalions that were singled out for high awards for valor and performance of duty in adverse conditions. The list includes:
Hauptmann (Captain) Karl Koch, who was awarded the German Cross in Gold on 10 May 1943 for his service as the commander, Tunis Field-Battalion T4
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) Wilhelm Herr, commander of 4th Company, Tunis Field-Battalion T5, who was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the Ehrenblattspange (Honor Roll Clasp) on 8 April 1943
Stabsfeldwebel (Sergeant Major) Ewald Mrusek, who was awarded the Knight’s Cross for heroism while serving as a platoon leader in 2nd Company, Tunis Field-Battalion T1 on 24 March 1943
Hauptmann Eduard-Heinrich Kiefer, a Luftwaffe officer, who was awarded the Knight’s Cross on 18 May 1943 for his service as the commander, 4th Armored Reconnaissance Company, Tunis Field-Battalion T5, although by that time, Kiefer was in a POW camp. Incidentally, after the war Kiefer went into show business in Germany, changed his name to “Til Kiwe” and starred in a number of German movies and television shows.
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