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Jakob, Georg-Rupert
Jakob, Georg-Rupert
Date of birth:
September 29th, 1915 (Kronbusch,Westphalia)
Date of death:
October 1st, 1981 (Munich,Bavaria)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, German Reich)
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Chef
,
1. Kompanie
,
I. Bataillon
,
Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7
,
2. Fallschirmjäger-Division
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
September 13th, 1944
Action:
Awarded for distinguishing himself during the battle for Brest. He fought with distinction alongside his men on the Espagnol peninsula, twice throwing back enemy forces that had penetrated the line before finally being overwhelmed.
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
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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THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1986
.
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