Winrich Behr, German World War II Panzer captain, recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross died he was , 93.

Winrich Behr  was a Panzer Captain and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross who was on the intelligence staff of the Sixth Army during the Stalingrad encirclement died he was , 93..

In January 1943 he was sent by Paulus to try to convince Hitler of the hopelessness of winning the war on the Eastern Front; this mission did not succeed^.

(22 January 1918 – 25 April 2011)

Quotes

• "Jodl was someone who acted against better knowledge and conscience and did what Hitler told him."^[3]
• "On the 19 November we had 80 operational tanks. The Russians attacked with 1200 new T-34."^[4]

Awards

• Sudetenland Medal with Prager Burg clasp
• Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (15 May 1941)
• General Assault Badge
• Military Long Service Award IV class (1 January 1942)
• Africa Cuffband (15 January 1943)

 

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