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August Seidensticker (4 September 1904 – 13 December 1975) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. August Seidensticker was captured by American troops in May 1943 during the fall of Tunisia. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1963. ==Awards and decorations== * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class * * 1st Class * Panzer Badge * German Cross in Gold (2 January 1942) * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 July 1943 as ''Major'' and commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 504〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 323.〕 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「August Seidensticker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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