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John, Dipl.-Ing., Friedrich-Wilhelm

Date of birth:
September 19th, 1895 (Saarbrücken/Rhine Province, Germany)
Date of death:
August 4th, 1982 (Rendsburg/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
January 30th, 1915: Leutnant;
October 18th, 1918: Oberleutnant;
January 1st, 1928: Hauptmann (3);
June 1st, 1934: Major (1);
October 1st, 1936: Oberstleutnant (41);
April 1st, 1939: Oberst (20a);
November 1st, 1942: Generalmajor (15);
May 1st, 1943: Generalleutnant (2).

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 135, 45. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 23rd, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Infanterie-Regiment 135, 45. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
July 20th, 1941

103rd Award.
Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 23rd, 1941
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 22nd, 1941
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 15th, 1942
Medaille

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