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Frankenfeld, Erwin

Date of birth:
September 12th, 1920 (Offleben, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 1st, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
Führer 1. / Jäger-Regiment 49 / 28.Jäger-Division
Awarded on:
March 23rd, 1945
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kompanieführer 1. / Jäger Regiment 49
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1945
Nahkampfspange in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 8th, 1944
Nahkampfspange in Bronze

Sources

  • Photo: Willi Schumacher collection
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
    - Dörr M., Die träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer- Luftwaffe- Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio Verlag Bisendorf, 2006

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