Common Combat Awards of the German Army 1939-1945

A video describing the common combat awards of the German Army 1939-1945, the place they occupied in contemporary German military culture, and their portrayal in modern English-language pop culture depictions of the German Army in World War II.

The following references were used in part in researching this video:

World War II German Battle Insignia by Gordon Williamson
https://www.amazon.com/World-German-Battle-Insignia-Men-at-Arms/dp/1841763527/

Combat Medals of the Third Reich by Christopher Ailsby
https://www.amazon.com/Combat-Medals-Third-Christopher-Ailsby/dp/0850598222/

The Good Soldier by Alfred Novotny
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Soldier-Novotny-Alfred/dp/B00DO8NPFM/

Panzerkorps Grossdeutschland: A Pictorial History by Helmuth Spaeter
https://www.amazon.com/Panzerkorps-Grossdeutschland-Helmut-Spaeter/dp/0887402453

Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing, and Dying. The Secret WWII Transcripts of German POWs
https://www.amazon.ca/Soldaten-Fighting-Killing-Dying/dp/B0728715JH

“A foe, yet valorous” Tim Blangger, The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 8 Jun 2008

“Above and Beyond the Call of Duty”, Udo Volker Nowak, Alabama Journal, 2 Feb 1967

“Bid to Revive the Iron Cross awakens Germany's Angst”, Nicholas Kulish, The New York Times, 19 Mar 2008

“The 'good German' in war movies” by Kenneth George Godwin
https://www.cageyfilms.com/2015/07/the-good-german-in-war-movies/

“Kriegsprache” by Thomas Houlihan
https://www.amazon.ca/Kriegsprache-Thomas-Houlihan/dp/0578018497

The German Infantry Handbook 1939-1945 by Alex Buchner
https://www.amazon.com/German-Infantry-Handbook-1939-1945/dp/0887402844

“Island of Fire” by Jason D. Mark
https://www.amazon.com/Island-Fire-Barrikady-Factory-Stalingrad/dp/081171991X

Thank you to
Dan of the Hot Sauce Done Quick YouTube channel
for his portrayal of Alfred Novotny.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI-3NcZ-TbI3SxAZJWCfuLQ

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