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Mike, József

Date of birth:
April 13th, 1893 (Lugos, Hungary)
Date of death:
October 3rd, 1942 (Storoshevoje, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Rudniko Central Hungarian War Cemetery
Nationality:
Hungarian

Biography

Was killed in a heroic action on 3rd October 1942, together with Colonel Nagy Géza and the German Panzer General Willibald Freiherr von Langermann und Erlencamp.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Ezredes (Colonel)
Unit:
Commander 14. Infantry Regiment (Commander 14th Infantry Regiment)
Awarded on:
October 27th, 1942

Awarded posthumously.
Magyar Érdemrend Tisztikeresztje Hadidiszitmennyel es Kardokkal

Sources

  • - Maruzs R., For Gallant and Self-Sacrificing Behaviour

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