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Hammerschmidt, Paul, Gerhard Julius (Inf.Reg. 278)

Date of birth:
January 7th, 1914 (Bielefeld, Germany)
Date of death:
April 13th, 1945 (near Kobjeiten, Fischhausen, Königsberg, East Prussia)
Buried on:
Soviet War Cemetery Zelenogradsk
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

1939: Hauptmann and Chef, 14. Kompanie (Pz.Abw.)/ III. Bataillon / Infanterie Regiment 3 - Deutsch Eylau
04.1942: Hauptmann and Chef III./ Infanterie Regiment 278, 95. Infanterie Division
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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer, III. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 278, 95. Infanterie Division
Awarded on:
April 2nd, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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