Schäfer, Kurt (WH-Gren.Rgt. 516)

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Schäfer, Kurt (WH-Gren.Rgt. 516)

Date of birth:: February 1st, 1916
Date of death:: May 6th, 1943 (Lager Frolow/Stalingrad/Russian SFSR, USSR)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

He died as a Soviet POW.

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:: Kommandeur, x. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 516, 295. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:: January 29th, 1943

Sources

- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.

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