caption serviceyears branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank image article_title name
helmuth schreiber 1939 -- 45 23px waffen-ss 6 december 2008 giessen , germany nazi germany 2nd ss panzer division '' das reich '' knight 1st class iron cross 2nd class wound badge close combat 's clasp in gold eastern front medal german cross in gold cross anschluss medal sudetenland medal wound badge of the iron cross iron cross world war ii 25 march 1917 sturmbannführer schreiberh.jpg helmuth schreiber
 helmuth schreiber
helmuth schreiber

helmuth schreiber -lrb- 25 march 1917 -- 6 december 2008 -rrb- was a sturmbannführer -lrb- major -rrb- , 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 .
he was also one of only 631 members of the german armed forces to be awarded the close combat clasp in gold helmuth schreiber was born in giessen , hessen on the 25 march 1917 .
he joined the waffen ss and as part of the ss standarte `` deutschland '' participated in the anschluss of austria and the occupation of the sudetenland in 1938 .
he was awarded the iron cross 1st and 2nd class in december 1941 .
he served as the company commander of the 10th company , 3rd ss panzer grenadier regiment `` deutschland '' , 2nd ss panzer grenadier division `` das reich '' .
he was also awarded the knight 's cross in july 1943 , while in command of the 10th company .
he was promoted to sturmbannführer and assumed command of the `` deutschland '' regiment when he was awarded the close combat clasp in gold , in may 1944 .
