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Schaper, Siegfried

Date of birth:
April 21st, 1915 (Bremen/Bremen, Germany)
Date of death:
September 20th, 1944 (Ergeme/Latvian SSR, USSR)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
5. Kompanie, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 3, 21. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
June 11th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Führer, Grenadier-Regiment 3, 21. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
October 20th, 1944

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Grenadier-Regiment 3, 21. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 7th, 1944
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS

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