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Schaumann, Horst (Grenadier-Regiment 2)

Date of birth:
June 17th, 1915 (Braunsberg/East Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
February 25th, 1981 (Lübeck/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 29th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 15th, 1941
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 5th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
14. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 301, 206. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
March 12th, 1944

According to the Vorschlag of the Ritterkreuz awarded on 17-3-1944.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Führer, 3. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 2, 11. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
April 17th, 1945

According to the Vorschlag of the Ritterkreuz the Rank is Leutnant.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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