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Künzel, Hans-Joachim (Schützen-Regiment 10)

Date of birth:
November 6th, 1914 (Schwarzenberg, Germany)
Date of death:
November 25th, 2000 (Ettlingen, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Hans-Joachim Künzel served in the Bundeswehr and reached the rank of Oberstleutnant.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 28th, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Führer, 3. Schwadron, Schützen-Regiment 10, 9. Panzer-Division
Awarded on:
September 22nd, 1941
On the 18.08.1941 Oberleutnant Künzel and his 3./Schützen-Regiment 10 captured two vital Dnieper bridges at Zaporozhye. Being protected from Soviet aircraft due to the surrounding smoke clouds, he and his men stormed the two bridges one after the other, eliminating their garrisons in close combat and preventing their destruction. This deed was of decisive importance for the further German offensive operations, and for his actions Künzel would be decorated with the Knight’s Cross.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 1942
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