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Kriening, Herbert Kurt Eugen

Date of birth:
January 20th, 1913 (Berlin-Moabit/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
July 16th, 1944 (Vilnius-Daugavpils, Lithuania)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Wilna / Vilnius-Vingio
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gefreiter (Lance Corporal)
Unit:
12. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 234, 56. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 9th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
Unit:
12. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 234, 56. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 11th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)
Unit:
12. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 234, 56. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
August 23rd, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)
Awarded on:
September 14th, 1943
Awarded for a wound received on August 9th, 1943.
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1943
Nahkampfspange in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Silver version.
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen

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