Ernst-Georg Kedzia

Ernst-Georg Kedzia (15 November 1914 – 6 June 1994) 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 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.

Awards and decorations

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class
 * 1st Class
 * Eastern Front Medal
 * Infantry Assault Badge
 * German Cross in Gold (March 1944)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
 * Knight's Cross on 26 November 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 272
 * 794th Oak Leaves on 23 March 1945 as Major and Combat commander of Fürstenberg an der Oder and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 98