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Tilgner, Franz Friedrich Kurt

Date of birth:
January 20th, 1909 (Parchwitz/Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
October 26th, 1972 (Ottawa/Ontario, Canada)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Career:
December 10th 1939: Artillerie-Regiment 181
December 24th 1939–December 29th 1939: Holiday (Christmas in Dresden)
Fabruary 1st 1940: Promoted to Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
May 14th 1940: Artillerie-Regiment 181
August 1st 1940: Promoted to Oberleutnant (Lieutenant)
November 17th 1940–December 1st 1940 Holiday (Christmas in Dresden)
July 28th 1941–August 3rd 1941: Holiday
December 18th 1941–January 12th 1942: Urlaub
January 10th 1942: Artillerie Regiment 854
October 1st 1942: Promotion to Hauptmann (Captain)
November 13th 1942–December 8th 1942: Urlaub
May 15th 1943 – June 4th 1943 Urlaub
June 27th 1943 – July 9th 1943 Urlaub
December 9th 1943: Artillerie Regiment 248
January 22nd 1944 – January 26th 1944 Urlaub
May 2nd 1944: Artillerie-Regiment 359
March 22nd 1945 – April 10th 1945: Urlaub

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
Artillerie-Regiment 181
Awarded on:
June 20th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Artillerie-Regiment 181
Awarded on:
September 27th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Artillerie-Regiment 181
Awarded on:
November 13th, 1941
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Artillerie-Regiment 854
Awarded on:
July 26th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Artillerie-Regiment 854
Awarded on:
February 24th, 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
I. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 359, 359. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 20th, 1945

According to Patzwall the name is Kurt.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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