Date of birth:

October 2nd, 1914 (Gehstorf/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

September 15th, 1944 (Stautnicki/Latvian SSR, USSR)

Nationality:

German

in several sources, Anton Grassl is being referred to as Anton Grasel or Anton Gräsel.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberwachtmeister

Unit:

1. Batterie, leichte Flak-Abteilung 75 (mot), Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

March 20th, 1944

According to Patzwall / Scherzer the surname is Gräsel.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberwachtmeister

Unit:

Zugführer, 1. Batterie, leichte Flak-Abteilung x (mot), Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

October 24th, 1944

Awarded for his outstanding performance on the 15.09.1944 during the defensive battle at Stautnicki. He and his Zug prevented a decisive Russian penetration on this day.

Awarded posthumously.
According to Fellgiebel the surname is Grasel.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1991.
  - Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
  - das-ritterkreuz.de