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Jonges, Johann

Date of birth:
January 24th, 1914 (Essen-Kray, Germany)
Date of death:
May 11th, 1940 (Alblasserdam, The Netherlands)
Buried on:
Dutch War Cemetery Grebbeberg
Plot: 10. Grave: 28.
Nationality:
Dutch (1815-present, Kingdom)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Dienstplichtig Soldaat (Enlisted Private)
Unit:
2e Compagnie, 3e bataljon, 1e Regiment wielrijders.
Awarded on:
May 9th, 1946
"By committing particularly courageous and discerning deeds in the battle against the enemy, he distinguished only a light machine gun in position in a fight near the Noord in Alblasserdam on May 11 1940, while his comrades sought cover for fierce enemy fire and thereby respond to the enemy's fire, until he was struck dead."
Bronzen Leeuw (BL)

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