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Ernst, Albert (schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 519)

Date of birth:
November 15th, 1912 (Wolfsburg/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
February 21st, 1986 (Iserlohn/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
?: Leutnant;
?: Oberleutnant;
?: Hauptmann.

Career:
?: Zugführer, 1. Kompanie, schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 519;
?: Führer, 1. Kompanie, schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 512.

Iserlohn

On April 16th, 1945 Albert Ernst formally surrendered his unit at Iserlohn to the US 99th Infantry Division in a formal surrender ceremony..

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
Zugführer, 1. Kompanie, schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 519, Heer
Awarded on:
January 22nd, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 7th, 1945
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS

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