Alfred Bernhard

Dr. Alfred Martin Bernhard (23 March 1919 – 3 May 1987) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. 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. Alfred Bernhard was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was released in 1949.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (24 October 1939)
 * 1st Class (5 February 1943)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black (30 September 1943)
 * Infantry Assault Badge (10 July 1942)
 * Crimea Shield (15 January 1943)
 * Eastern Front Medal (20 October 1942)
 * German Cross in Gold (23 September 1944)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 February 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of Heeres-Unteroffiziersschule Jauer