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Wamsler, Eugen

Date of birth:
March 9th, 1920 (Treffelhausen/Württemberg, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:

01-09-1940 - Gefreiter
01-04-1942 - Unteroffizier
01-08-1944 - Feldwebel
01-11-1944 - Oberfeldwebel
01-12-1944 - Oberfähnrich
01-01-1945 - Leutnant

Leutnant Eugen Wamsler fought on Crete, in Russia, on Sicily and in south and center Italy.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gefreiter (Aircraftman class 2)
Awarded on:
March 31st, 1941
Fallschirmschützenabzeichen der Luftwaffe
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gefreiter (Aircraftman class 2)
Awarded on:
May 29th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Awarded on:
September 20th, 1942
Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
13. Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 20th, 1943
Ärmelband Kreta
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
13. Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 29th, 1944
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
13. Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 1st, 1944
Received for inflicting a wound on September 20th 1943.
Granate shrapnel in his left upper arm.
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfähnrich
Unit:
13. Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 30th, 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Original Soldbuch documentaiton via Gordon Heller.

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