Birnbaum, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 513)
- Date of birth:
- November 25th, 1910 (Walddorf, Kottmar, Germany)
- Date of death:
- December 16th, 1942 (Astachoff/Astakhov, 5km east of Bokovskaya, north-west of Stalingrad/Volgograd, Russia)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Rossoshki
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
16.12.1942: Hauptmann Walter Birnbaum was KIA as Kdr II./ Grenadier Regiment 513 - 294. ID in Astakhov located north west of the Stalingrad pocket and was posthumously promoted Major and awarded the DKiG.
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Führer, II./ Grenadier-Regiment 513, 294. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- January 13th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Detailansicht
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