Erich Dienenthal

Erich Dienenthal (17 December 1915 – 26 July 1990) 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.

Awards and decorations

 * Sudetenland Medal (31 December 1939)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (6 December 1939)
 * 1st Class (19 August 1941)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black (6 May 1942)
 * Close Combat Clasp
 * in Bronze (19 March 1944)
 * Ostvolk Medal in Silver with Swords
 * 2nd Class (9 December 1943)
 * 1st Class (3 June 1944)
 * Anti-Partisan Guerrilla Warfare Badge (24 December 1944)
 * Infantry Assault Badge (19 July 1941)
 * Eastern Front Medal (15 August 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 December 1941 as Oberleutnant and leader of the 2.(Radfahr)/Divisions-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 45