Weber, Paul-Friedrich

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Date of birth:: April 14th, 1917 (Elberfeld/Wuppertal, Germany)
Date of death:: August 23rd, 1973 (Frankfurt (Main), Germany)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:: 2./Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung 303
Awarded on:: October 10th, 1942

Near the end of August 1942 Weber and his Flak group prevented a Soviet tank breakthrough north of Orel, destroying 34 enemy AFVs. For this act he was awarded the Knight's Cross.

Sources

- SCHERZER, V., Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945, Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag, Jena, 2005.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1991.

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