Wolfgang Hartelt – Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment “Hermann Göring”

Original Postwar Signature on a Postwar Photo of Wolfgang Hartelt. Oberfähnrich Wolfgang Hartelt (28.11.1924 † 28.01.2009) earned the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on February 23, 1945 as Oberfähnrich und Zugführer of the 2. Kompanie/ Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment “Hermann Göring” of the Fallschirm-Panzer-Division 1 “Hermann Göring”. Condition as seen. Postcardsize.

Knight’s Cross: “After the wounding of his Kompanie commander, Wolfgang Hartelt stepped in as commander of the unit and in this capacity has distinguished himself several times as a particularly brave and ruthless soldier. On the 25.01.1945 he led the rearguard of the Division with 5 Panthers when it was attacked by 25 T-34s while on the march. On his own initiative the Oberfähnrich attacked the fivefold superior enemy and eliminated all enemy tanks while at the head of his Kompanie. With this he raised the total of tanks destroyed by Panzers under his command to 59, of which he was personally responsible for 17. This took place on the 26.01.1945 near Benice (8 km from Krotoschin).”