Albrecht Schnittger (1 Oktober 1914 - 13 Maret 1943) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 7 October 1942 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugführer in 6.Kompanie / II.Bataillon / Infanterie-Regiment 18 / 6.Infanterie-Division. The following wartime excerpt describes why Schnittger received the Ritterkreuz : “Oberfeldwebel Albrecht Schnitger… received the Ritterkreuz on the 07.10.1942 whilst serving as a Zugführer in an Infanterie-Regiment. This was in recognition of his conscious decision to counterattack a numerically superior Bolshevik force with only a few infantrymen of his own. He and his men succeeded in pushing back the enemy in close combat, a feat which in turn decisively influenced his Division’s successful defensive battle near Rzhev.”
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https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/17923/Schnitger-Albrecht.htm
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