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Gerhard Fritz Franz Feyerabend (29 April 1898 – 6 November 1965) was a highly decorated Generalleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded several divisions. 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. Gerhard Feyerabend was captured by Soviet troops in 1945, and was held until 1947. Gerhard Feyerabend married Erna Reschke (born 16 June 1901) in Bratricken on 18 July 1924. Together the couple had a daughter Marie-Louise born on 9 May 1935. His wife and his ten-year-old daughter were both killed by the advancing Red Army on 30 January 1945 during the occupation of East Prussia. ==Awards and decorations== * Military Merit Order, 4th class with Swords (Bavaria) * Military Merit Cross, 3rd class with War Decoration (Austria-Hungary) * Iron Cross (1914) * * 2nd Class (8 November 1916) * * 1st Class (27 March 1924) * Wound Badge (1914) * * in Black * Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 (18 January 1935) * Sudetenland Medal * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (24 September 1939) * * 1st Class (9 November 1939) * Eastern Front Medal (14 July 1942) * German Cross in Gold on 30 January 1943 as ''Oberst im Generalstab'' (in the General Staff) of XXVII. Armeekorps〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 112.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1945 as ''Generalleutnant'' and commander of 11. Infanterie-Division 〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 150.〕 * Ärmelband Courland * Sports Badge in Bronze (September 1920) * Service award, 2nd class Power (2 October 1936) 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「Gerhard Feyerabend」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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