Max Wandrey

Max Wandrey
Born	(1910-04-08)8 April 1910 Hamburg
Died	Krauschwitz
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Major of the Reserves
Commands held	II./Jäger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg"
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Dodecanese Campaign Battle of Leros Battle of Memel Vistula–Oder Offensive †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Max Wandrey (8 April 1910 – 21 February 1945) was a highly decorated Major of the Reserves of the Brandenburgers in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients 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. Max Wandrey was wounded on 20 February 1945 after hitting a landmine. He died on 21 February 1945 and was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 16 March 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (1 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (8 August 1942)
• Eastern Front Medal
• Infantry Assault Badge
• German Cross in Gold on 13 May 1942 as Leutnant of the Reserves in the II./Infanterie-Regiment 254
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 25 December 1944 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and commander of 11./Jäger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg"
  • 787th Oak Leaves on 16 March 1945 as Major of the der Reserves and commander of II./Jäger-Regiment 1 "Brandenburg"

External links

• Lexikon der Wehrmacht
• World war 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945