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Kainz, Karl (Jäger-Regiment 25)

Date of birth:
September 27th, 1916 (Linz/Oberösterreich, Austria)
Date of death:
October 10th, 2013 (Linz/Oberösterreich, Austria)
Nationality:
Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)
Unit:
11. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 227, 100. leichte Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
April 14th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
Unit:
Chef, 11. Kompanie, Jäger-Regiment 25, 42. Jäger-Division
Awarded on:
January 31st, 1945
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
  • Photo 2: Wilco Vermeer collection
  • Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
    - Wilco Vermeer collection
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
    - Ritterkreuz Archiv, I/2014, Scherzers Militaer-Verlag, Bayreuth, 2012
    - Ritterkreuztraeger 1939 - 1945

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