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Corßen, Günter

Date of birth:
February 6th, 1916 (Bremen, Germany)
Date of death:
August 16th, 1990 (Scottsdale/Arizona, United States)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Gefreiter 01.10.1935
Unteroffizier 01.12.1935
Fähnrich 01.06.1936
Oberfähnrich 21.10.1936
Leutnant 20.04.1937
Oberleutnant 31.07.1939
Hauptmann 16.03.1942
Major 01.02.1943

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 1st, 1939
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 12th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 12th, 1941
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 12th, 1941
Panzerkampfabzeichen II Stufe
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 18th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 17th, 1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Panzer-Regiment 39
Awarded on:
February 3rd, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer I. / Panzer-Regiment 39 / 17.Panzer-Division / 4.Panzerarmee / Heeresgruppe Don
Awarded on:
February 8th, 1943
The following press excerpt (dated 10.02.1943) describes why Corßen was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Hauptmann Corssen defended an important village in the Don area with his Panzer-Abteilung. Later on he thrust forward and relieved a hard-pressed forward battlegroup from the enemy forces that had encircled it.”

Submitted on January 28th 1943.
Preliminary document on February 10th 1943 to Pz.AOK 4.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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