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Zabel, Walter ('U-9')

Date of birth:
January 25th, 1921 (Neu Kaliss - Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Bootsmannsmaat Walter Zabel Served aboard U-9; U-108 and U-300.
Matrose I
Matrosengefreiter
Matrosenobergefreiter
Bootsmannsmaat

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 8th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 3rd, 1941
U-boot Kriegsabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Matrosenobergefreiter (Able-bodied Seaman)
Unit:
U-108
Awarded on:
May 30th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Bootsmannsmaat
Unit:
seemännischer Unteroffizier U 9 / 30.Unterseebootsflottille
Awarded on:
May 23rd, 1944

Award document dated 23rd May 1944.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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