Date of birth:

March 27th, 1916 (Rodenkirchen/Amt Brake/Oldenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

July 13th, 1982 (Waldbrunn/Eberbach/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberwachtmeister

Unit:

Zugführer, 2. Batterie, Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244, Heer

Awarded on:

January 25th, 1943

Awarded in recognition of his successful combat record, which included a total of 46 enemy tanks destroyed. Of these he destroyed 11 on a single day (17.05.1942) while fighting in the sector of the Infanterie-Regiment 261.

Vorläufiges Besitzzeugnis presented on January 27th, 1943.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberwachtmeister

Unit:

Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 244, Heer

Awarded on:

May 25th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

May 20th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

February 22nd, 1942

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  - Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit