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Eder, Karl

Date of birth:
February 4th, 1915 (Freising/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
?: Hauptmann der Reserve.

Career:
August 20th, 1939: 10. O.A. Lehrgang, Berlin-Döberitz;
October 21st, 1939: Zugführer;
October 1st, 1940: Adjutant, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 315;
October 31st, 1940: Adjutant, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 689;
November 23rd, 1940: Adjutant, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 689;
July 8th, 1942: Führer, Stabskompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 689;
August 30th, 1942: Führer, 2. Kompanie, Grenadier-Regiment 689;
February 1st, 1943: Chef, 2. Kompanie, Grenadier-Regiment 689.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Führer, Stabskompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 689, 246. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
July 21st, 1942

Silver version.
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
Unit:
Chef, 2. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 689, 246. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 1st, 1943
Awarded for his actions as Kompanieführer between August 13th, 1943 and October 15th, 1943, during fightings near Rytwino, in the forests near Troitskoye, near Baranowa and North of Rudaja, all in Russia.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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