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Adelsheimer, Ludwig (Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3)

Date of birth:
April 17th, 1919 (Häslach, Schwaben)
Date of death:
January 9th, 1944 (near Villa San Nivola, 5 km West of Ortona, Cassino, Italy)
Buried on:
Commonwealth Memorial of the Missing Cassino
Plot: 13. Grave: 139.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

00.10.1938: SA, SA-Standarte "Feldherrnhalle"
01.08.1942: Oberfeldwebel, promoted to Leutnant
09.01.1944: Leutnant, Zugführer, 10. Kompanie, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1, KIA near Villa San Nivola, 5 km West of Ortona, Monte Cassino, Italy
16.01.1944: promoted to Oberleutnant

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
10. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3, 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 16th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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