Wolfgang van Kranenbrock

Wolfgang van Kranenbrock (11 August 1909 – 22 March 1986) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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

 * Medal for the Campaign of 1936−1939 (Spain)
 * Spanish Cross in Bronze with Swords
 * Sudetenland Medal (20 February 1940)
 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (20 September 1939)
 * 1st Class (17 September 1940)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black (23 November 1942)
 * Infantry Assault Badge (21 March 1942)
 * Eastern Front Medal (5 September 1942)
 * Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (14 August 1942)
 * Crimea Shield (16 January 1943)
 * German Cross in Gold (30 May 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 September 1942 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 102