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Schmidt-Gigo, Hubert (Grenadier-Regiment 280)

Date of birth:
June 4th, 1919 (Waltershausen/Thuringia, Germany)
Date of death:
April 12th, 2004 (Wilhelmshorst/Brandenburg, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
3. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 476, 256. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
March 20th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
III. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 456, 256. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
April 5th, 1944
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
Unit:
Führer, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 280, 95. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
March 5th, 1945
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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