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Geißler, Helmut

Date of birth:
July 4th, 1906 (Delitzsch/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
December 15th, 1943 (near Janowitschi, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rittmeister
Unit:
Aufklärungs-Abteilung 187
Awarded on:
December 19th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur Grenadier-Regiment 187
Awarded on:
January 7th, 1944

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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