German Crosses in Gold for the Gran Sasso raid?
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2002 1:02 am
Hi! Most accounts of the Gran Sasso raid that I've read invariably relate that Luffwaffe paratroopers Major Otto-Harald Mors and Oberleutnant Georg Freiherr von Berlepsch received nothing in the way of decorations for their role in the mission. I was just glancing through Horst Scheibert’s “Die Träger des Deutschen Kreuzes in Gold (Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS) und Deutschen Kreuzes in Silber (Heer, Kriegsmarine, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS)” and noticed BOTH received the German Cross in Gold on 1 November 1943. Just curious, were these, in fact, somewhat belated awards rendered in whole or in part for the Gran Sasso raid?
Regards,
Shawn
Regards,
Shawn