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Steinwachs, Walter

Date of birth:
January 18th, 1914 (Goslar/Hannover, Germany)
Date of death:
March 23rd, 1945 (Heiligenbeil/Eastprussia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
III. / Grenadier-Regiment 431
Awarded on:
November 16th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 7th, 1943
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Adjutant Grenadier-Regiment 432
Awarded on:
April 30th, 1945

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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