Heinz Murr
| Heinz Murr | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 July 1919 Stargard, Pomerania |
| Died |
7 August 1998 (aged 79) Hanover, Germany |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | Hauptsturmführer |
| Unit | 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Iron Cross 1st Class Iron Cross 2nd Class |
Heinz Murr (3 July 1919 – 7 August 1998) was a Hauptsturmführer (Captain) in the Waffen-SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Heinz Murr was born on the 3 July 1919, in Stargard Pomerania. During World War II he was awarded the Knight's Cross on the 21 September 1944, while in command of the III.Battalion, 9th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Germania, 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking.
He survived the war and died in Hanover on the 7 August 1998.
Commands
- 10th Company, SS Regiment Germania
- III.Battalion, 9th SS Panzer Grenadier Regiment Germania
References
Further reading
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3384-7.
- Fey, Will; Henschler, Henri (2003). Armor Battles of the Waffen-SS. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-2905-5.
- Mitcham, Samuel W (2007). The German Defeat in the East, 1944–45. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-3371-7.
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