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Maximilian Richard Hans Christoph Werner Freiherr von Beschwitz (19 January 1915 – 25 May 2011) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II and an Oberst (colonel) 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. Beschwitz joined the postwar Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1973 as an Oberst.〔(Ritterkreuztraeger 1939–1945 German Knight's Cross holders (''Ritterkreuz'') ) (in German) Retrieved 18 September 2010〕 ==Awards and decorations== * Anschluss Medal (8 November 1938) * Sudetenland Medal (25 October 1939) * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class (22 September 1939) * * 1st Class (27 May 1940) * Wound Badge (1939) * * in Black (9 November 1943) * Panzer Badge * * in Silver (24 June 1940) * * II Class (10 December 1943) * * III Class (5 December 1944) * Eastern Front Medal (30 July 1942) * German Cross in Gold on 15 December 1941 as ''Oberleutnant'' in the 7./Panzer-Regiment 3〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 40.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 July 1944 as ''Major'' and commander of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 505〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 111.〕 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「Werner Freiherr von Beschwitz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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