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Markus, Karl

Date of birth:
August 6th, 1912 (Elsten/Oldenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
September 21st, 1943 (Saretschje/Ukrain, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
April 1st, 1940: Hauptmann (RDA: -14a-);
September 1st, 1943: Major (posthumously backdated).
At the time he was KIA he still held the rank of Hauptmann.

Career:
?: Kommandeur, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 58.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Stab, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 58, 6. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
August 27th, 1943
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS

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