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Bading, Rudolf (Fallschirmjäger)

Date of birth:
August 12th, 1915 (Bruchhof, Duitsland)
Date of death:
April 21st, 1945 (Berlin/Berlin, Germany)
Buried on:
German War Graves Heidefriedhof-Mariendorf
Plot: C. Grave: 52.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

He felll as Captain in 1945 commanding his troops during the last battle for Berlin.

00.05.1940: Oberjäger, Group Concrete, led by Leutnant Schacht, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment
01.12.1941: promoted to Oberleutnant
27.07.1942: with I./ Sturm-Rgt.
10.10.1942:Kp.Offz., 2./ Sturm-Rgt.
15.02.1944: Adjutant, Transport-Kol. XI. Ost.
24.02.1944: Oblt., awarded DKiG, Trans., Kol. XI. (Ost).
15.04.1944: Ia, Stab, II./ KG 200
25.08.1944: Oblt., in 7./ KG 200 WIA near Muizon, France
07.09.1944: transferred to Fsch. AOK.
00.12.1944: Oblt., Kdr., II./ Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 26
00.12.1944-00.01.1945: Kdr, Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon, 150. SS-Panzer-Brigade
01.01.1945: promoted to Hauptmann

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Fallschirmschützenabzeichen der Luftwaffe
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
July 26th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenschale für hervorragende Kampfleistungen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Transport-Kolonne, Luftwaffe XI (Ost), Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 24th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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