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Sontag, Ernst (Jäger-Regiment 749)

Date of birth:
May 3rd, 1899 (Cologne/Rhine Province, Germany)
Date of death:
January 21st, 1967 (Ludwigsburg/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1934
Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 20th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 8th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 25th, 1940
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kdr, I. Bataillon, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 13, 4. Gebirgs-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 24th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 15th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 15th, 1944
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Jäger-Regiment 749, 117. Jäger-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
April 17th, 1945

According to Fellgiebel the surname is written as Sonntag.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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