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Schönfeld, Gerhard (Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 40)

Date of birth:
March 27th, 1919 (Königsberg/Easternprussia, Germany)
Date of death:
November 9th, 1996 (Mönchengladbach/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Gerhard Schönfeld finally reached the rank of Hauptmann.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Führer, 3. Kompanie, Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 40, 24. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
August 25th, 1942
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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