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Alter, Max

Date of birth:
January 17th, 1910 (Jeßnitz/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
March 15th, 2001 (Mönchengladbach/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

At the end of the Second World War, Max Alter left (wounded) Eas Prussia with the last ship to leave.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel der Reserve (Warrant Officer of Reserves)
Unit:
13. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 209, 58. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 17th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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