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Gersteuer, Günter

Date of birth:
January 29th, 1914 (Wuppertal/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
May 30th, 1995 (Mölln/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Fallschirm-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 12, II. Fallschirm-Korps, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur, Fallschirm-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 12, II. Fallschirm-Korps, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 28th, 1945

His nomination by the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office) was ready for signature by the end of the war. According to the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (OdR) the award was presented in accordance with the Dönitz-decree. This is illegal according to the Deutsche Dienststelle (WASt) and lacks legal justification. The presentation date is an assumption of the OdR.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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