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Tappe, Gerhard (Fallschirm-Artillerie-Regiment 1)

Date of birth:
December 8th, 1916 (Leipzig)
Date of death:
September 15th, 1944 (San Pietro)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Futa-Pass
Plot: 25. Grave: 507.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

01.06.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
01.08.1943: Hptm., awarded the DKiG, I./ Fsch.Art.Rgt. 1
15.09.1944 or 17.09.1944: KIA as Kdr. III./ Fallsch.Art.Rgt. 1
01.10.1944: posthumously promoted to Major

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Chef, 1. Batterie, Fallschirm-Artillerie-Regiment 1, 1. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division
Awarded on:
August 1st, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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