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Kluge, Gerhard (Grenadier-Regiment 586)

Date of birth:
September 15th, 1908 (Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
Date of death:
March 4th, 1945 (Euskirchen/Rhine Province, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

00.00.1944: Oberleutnant, Führer, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 586, 320. Infanterie-Division
03.03.1945: Hauptmann, Kommandeur, Feldersatzbataillon 162, KIA near Euskirchen

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 20th, 1941

Silver version.
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 18th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 23rd, 1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 26th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 20th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 12th, 1944
Nahkampfspange in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Führer, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 586, 320. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1944

According to Fellgiebel as Oberleutnant d.R.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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