Detlev Graf von Garnier-Turawa Military person

Detlev Graf von Garnier-Turawa (24 September 1906 – 27 June 1944) was a highly decorated Hauptmann der Reserve 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. Detlev Graf von Garnier-Turawa was killed on 27 June 1944 near Babins, Russia.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 24, 1906
Birth place
Germany , Turawa
Date of deathJune 27, 1944
Place of death
Russia

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Battle of Białystok–Minsk
Operation Bagration
Battle of Kursk
World War II
Battle of France
Battle of Smolensk (1943)
Battle of Kiev (1941)
Bobruysk Offensive
military branch
German Army (1935–45)
military commandI./Grenadier-Regiment 439

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Detlev Graf von Garnier-Turawa on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ritterkreuztraeger-1939-45.de/Infanterie/G/Garnier-Turawa-Detlef-Graf-von.htm
  2. http://www.ww2awards.com/person/4864