Date of birth:

March 1st, 1915 (Seifersdorf-Schweidnitz/Silesia, Germany)

Date of death:

October 25th, 1965 (Kassel/Hesse, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, German Reich)

Ernst Alex was discharged from active duty after losing both his legs, shortly before the end of World War Two..

Promotions:
?: Gefreiter;
?: Obergefreiter;
October 1st, 1938:Wachtmeister;
October 1st, 1940: Oberwachtmeister;
June 1st, 1943: Leutnant;
April 1st, 1945: Oberleutnant.

Career:
October 1st, 1935: VI. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 29, Kassel;
May 10th, 1941: Zugführer 1. / Sturmgeschützabteilung 243;
June 27th, 1941: Geschützführer III. / Gebrgsjäger-Regiment 99;
February 8th, 1943: Führerreserve;
?: Offiziersausbildung.

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