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Helmuth Schreiber (25 March 1917 – 6 December 2008) was a Sturmbannführer (Major), in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. He was also one of only 631 members of the German Armed forces to be awarded the Close Combat Clasp in Gold〔Berger 2004, p. 6.〕 Helmuth Schreiber was born in Giessen, Hessen on the 25 March 1917. He joined the Waffen SS and as part of the SS Standarte ''Deutschland'' participated in the Anschluss of Austria and the occupation of the Sudetenland in 1938. He was awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class in December 1941. He served as the Company commander of the 10th Company, 3rd SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment ''Deutschland'', 2nd SS Panzer Grenadier Division ''Das Reich''. He was also awarded the Knight's Cross in July 1943, while in command of the 10th Company. He was promoted to Sturmbannführer and assumed command of the ''Deutschland'' Regiment when he was awarded the Close Combat Clasp in Gold, in May 1944. ==Awards== * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class * * 1st Class * German Cross in Gold as 9 April 1943 as SS-''Obersturmführer'' in the 10./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland"〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 424.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 30 July 1943 as SS-''Hauptsturmführer'' and chief of the 10./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Deutschland"〔Scherzer 2007, p. 683.〕〔Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 389, 503.〕 * Close Combat Clasp * * in Silber (5 November 1943)〔Berger 2004, p. 440.〕 * * in Gold (24 May 1944)〔 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「Helmuth Schreiber」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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