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Kroeg, Helmut

Date of birth:
January 28th, 1914 (Gumbinnen/East Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
April 22nd, 1990 (Ratzeburg, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 26th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 3rd, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 5th, 1945
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer II. / Grenadier-Regiment 45
Awarded on:
March 1st, 1945
Nahkampfspange in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Führer II. / Grenadier-Regiment 45
Awarded on:
March 28th, 1945
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kompaniechef 6. / Grenadier-Regiment 45 / 21. Infanterie-Division / XXXXI. Panzer-Korps / AOK 4
Awarded on:
April 15th, 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 1st, 1944
Nahkampfspange in Bronze

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht.
    - www.das-ritterkreuz.de
    - Dörr M., Die träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer- Luftwaffe- Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio Verlag Bisendorf, 2006.

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