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Glätzer, Karl

Date of birth:
February 1st, 1915 (Solingen/Rhineland, Germany)
Date of death:
September 13th, 2013 (Cologne/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
August 15th, 1940
Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Stab, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 426, 126. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
October 25th, 1942

Awarded for a wound inflicted on the 1st of October 1942.
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Stab, I. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 426, 126. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
November 1st, 1942
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 426, 126. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
February 4th, 1944

Awarded for his fifth wound inflicted on the 26th of January 1944.
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 426, 126. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
April 9th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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