Horst Trebes
| Horst Trebes | |
|---|---|
 Trebes (right), Walter Gericke (left) | |
| Born | 22 October 1916 |
| Died |
29 July 1944 (aged 27) south of Saint-Denis-le-Gast, France |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Horst Trebes (22 October 1916 – 29 July 1944) was a Hauptmann in the Fallschirmjäger of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Trebes participated in the Massacre of Kondomari.
Trebes giving the command to open fire during the Massacre of Kondomari.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and leader of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1986). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1461-8.
External links
- "Aussage von Franz Peter Weixler" [Franz Peter Weixler testimony] (PDF). Donovan Nuremberg Trial Collection, Vol XII, Section 25.02 (Weixler information, 11 Nov. 1945) (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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