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Altmann, Gustav
Altmann, Gustav
Date of birth:
April 13th, 1912 (Britz/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
February 20th, 1981 (Reinhardshagen/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, German Reich)
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 12th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 12th, 1940
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Führer
,
Sturmgruppe "Stahl"
,
Sturm-Abteilung "Koch"
,
7. Flieger-Division
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 12th, 1940
Action:
For his share in the attack on the Veldwezelt bridges, Belgium.
Details:
Was simultaniously promoted to Hauptmann.
Wehrmachtbericht
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1941
Fallschirmschützenabzeichen der Luftwaffe
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ärmelband Kreta
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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Lexikon der Wehrmacht
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Fallschirmjägerkameradschaft Düsseldorf "Dr. Heinrich Neumann"