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Chmel, Max

Date of birth:
May 3rd, 1915 (Eiglau / Leobschütz)
Date of death:
April 18th, 1945 (Müncheberg / Berlin, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obergefreiter (Corporal)
Unit:
Gruppenführer 8./Grenadier-Regiment 200 / 90. Panzer-Grenadier-Division
Awarded on:
November 18th, 1944
Awarded for distinguishing himself on the 02.10.1944 during an operation to eliminate an enemy bridgehead southwest of Savignano.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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