Georg Grüner Military person

Georg Grüner (9 August 1915 – 11 March 1944) 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. Grüner was killed during the Battle of the Korsun-Cherkasy Pocket. As a result he was posthumously promoted to Major and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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Birth date	August 09, 1915
Birth place	Namibia , Windhoek
Date of death	March 11, 1944
Place of death	Khmelnytskyi Ukraine , Ukraine

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allegiance	Nazi Germany
award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Invasion of Poland Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket World War II Battle of France
military branch	German Army (1935–45)
military command	I. / Panzer-Regiment 2
service start	1936
service end	1944