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Liebenwein, Josef

Date of birth:
December 19th, 1916 (Sankt Veit an der Glan/Carinthia, Austria)
Date of death:
March 23rd, 1945 (near Leobenstein/Upper Silesia, Germany)
Nationality:
Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (Second Lieutenant)
Unit:
Zugführer Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 139/3. Gebirgs-Divison

Awarded somewhere in 1941/1942. Exact date unknown.
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Chef Stab Kompanie Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144/3. Gebirgs-Divison

Awarded in October 1942. Exact date unknown.
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Chef 7./Infanterie-Regiment 195/78. Sturm-Division
Awarded on:
April 7th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Sources

  • - Armee Tagesbefehl Nr. 12, Armee Oberkommando 4, 3 Mai 1944
    - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
    - Vetter, F., Die 78. Infanterie- und Sturm-Division 1938-1945 - Aufstellung - Bewaffnung - Einsätze - Soldaten, Nebel Verlag GmbH, Eggolsheim, Deutschland, 2004
    - Berger, F., Ritterkreuzträger aus Österreich und den k.u.k. Kronländern, Selbstverlag Florian Berger, Wien, Österreich, 2006

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