Engelbrecht, Karl

Date of birth:: February 15th, 1915 (Brandholz/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:: May 15th, 1976 (Gefrees/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Wachtmeister
Unit:: Zugführer 1. Kompanie, Füsilier-Bataillon 9, 98. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: January 20th, 1944

Awarded for distinguishing himself during the defense of the Kertsch peninsula in the winter of 1943/44. Acting on his own initiative, he succeeded in preventing a Soviet victory in his area.

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

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- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf, 2003.

Engelbrecht, Karl

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

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