Gerhard Kunert

Gerhard Kunert (17 February 1920 – 31 August 1944) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves after being killed in heavy fighting in the city of Jelgava.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (18 February 1943)
 * 1st Class (31 July 1943)
 * Wound Badge
 * in Black
 * Panzer Badge
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * Close Combat Clasp
 * in Bronze
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 16 September 1943 as Obergefreiter and group leader in 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33
 * 606th Oak Leaves on 4 October 1944 as Unteroffizier and group leader in 6./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 33