Iden, Arthur

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Date of birth:: December 5th, 1912 (Duvenstedt/Wandsbek (=Stormarn), Germany)
Date of death:: February 15th, 1945 (Schneidemühl, Germany)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberwachtmeister
Unit:: Sturmgeschütz Führer in Fortress Schneidemühl
Awarded on:: February 10th, 1945

Awarded for his actions during the siege of Schneidemühl. During the first days of the fighting (which commenced on the 26.01.1945) he especially distinguished himself in combat around the city’s train station.

Sources

- SCHERZER, VEIT & FARWICK, WERNER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Sturmartillerie 1939-1945, Verlag Veit Scherzer, 2011.

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