Ernst Tiburzy Explained

Ernst Tiburzy
Birth Date:	26 December 1911
Birth Place:	Drosdowen, Johannisburg district, East Prussia
Placeofburial Label:	Place of burial
Branch:	Volkssturm
Rank:	Battalion Commander
Commands:	Volkssturm-Btl. 25/82 in fortress Königsberg
Battles:	World War II
Awards:	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the 1939 Iron Cross first class

Ernst Tiburzy (26 December 1911 – 14 November 2004) was a German Volkssturm ("Peoples Assault") member during World War II. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his performance, fighting alone and destroying five^[1] T-34s with Panzerfausts during the defense of Königsberg on February 10, 1945. He is one of only four Volkssturm members to have been awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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Bibliography

Book: Fellgiebel , Walther-Peer . 2000 . 1986 . Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile . The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.

Notes and References

Fellgiebel 2000, pp. 423, 506.