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Vischer, Kurt

Date of birth:
March 21st, 1925 (Neusatz/Württemberg, Germany)
Date of death:
November 22nd, 1981 (Kirchberg/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obergefreiter (Corporal)
Unit:
Gruppenführer 6. / Jäger-Regiment 40 (L)
Awarded on:
December 18th, 1944
Awarded for his success in launching counterattacks at just the right moment against Allied breakthroughs during the fighting along the eastern portion of the Italian front in late 1944.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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