Karl Prümm

Karl Prümm (12 July 1917 – 10 January 1999) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and 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

 * Iron Cross (1939)
 * 2nd Class (31 August 1941)
 * 1st Class (25 November 1941)
 * Infantry Assault Badge (21 September 1941)
 * Wound Badge (1939)
 * in Black (21 September 1941)
 * in Silver (9 February 1942)
 * in Gold (5 August 1942)
 * Crimea Shield (23 August 1942)
 * Close Combat Clasp
 * in Bronze (?)
 * in Silver (21 January 1944)
 * German Cross in Gold (24 December 1942)
 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 May 1943 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 7./Grenadier-Regiment 105