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Breidenbach, Friedrich-Wilhelm

Date of birth:
October 17th, 1916 (Pfungstadt/Hesse, Germany)
Date of death:
March 2nd, 1999 (Kirchzell bei Miltenberg/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

In service from December 5th 1936.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 3rd, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 18th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Führer, Panzer-Brigade 101, Panzer-Division "von Lauchert", Heer
Awarded on:
September 30th, 1944
On the 24.08.1944 the Panzerverband Graf Strachwitz attacked the Soviet flank and rear from the area south of Elwa, and after hard combat it captured the village of Tamsa. Later, on the 27.08.1944, the same group repulsed the Soviet forces attacking Dorpat from the East and threw them back 2 km east of the city. The achievements of this group guaranteed the integrity of the German frontline between Dorpat-Walk and Schwaneburg. This success would not have been possible without the significant efforts by Major Breidenbach and his Brigade, and for his achievements here Breidenbach would be awarded the Knight’s Cross.

Submitted on September 21st 1944.
Preliminary document and decoration on October 22nd to Oberst Kretschmer.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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