Peter Sauerbruch
Peter Sauerbruch (5 June 1913 – 29 September 2010) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant i.G. in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Awards and decorations Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class 1st Class Panzer Badge Eastern Front Medal German Cross in Gold (30 December 1944) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 January 1943 as Hauptmann im Generalstab and Ib (Quartermaster general) of the 14. Panzer-Division and leader of Kampfgruppe "Sauerbruch" References Citations Bibliography External links TracesOfWar.com Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945 Lexikon der Wehrmacht 1913 births 2010 deaths Military personnel from Zürich Reichswehr personnel Recipients of the Gold German Cross Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States German expatriates in Switzerland