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Paul Senghas
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Paul Senghas (31 January 1916 - 6 November 1996) was a Hauptsturmführer (Captain) in the Waffen SS during World War II who was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership by Nazi Germany during World War II. Career Paul Senghas was born on the 31 January 1916, in Böttingen. In July 1935 he volunteered to join the SS-VT and took part in the Anschluss of Austria, the occupation of the Sudetenland and the annexation of Bohemia and Moravia. Senghas participated in the Polish Campaign and the Battle of France and was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class, in June 1940. Posted to the SS Division Wiking, he took part in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union and was awarded the Iron Cross 1st class in December 1941. Senghas was awarded the German Cross in Gold in June 1943, and then the Knight's Cross in December 1944 for actions in December 1944 while in command of the 1st Company, 5th SS Panzer Regiment of 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. Paul Senghas died on 6 November 1996. Further reading * 
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