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Loos, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 130)

Date of birth:
March 31st, 1917 (Krontorp, Sweden)
Date of death:
December 1st, 1944 (near Fünfkkirchen, Hungary)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Walter Loos was killed in action on December 1st, 1944. At that moment he held the rank of Major.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Führer III. / Grenadier-Regiment 130
Awarded on:
March 31st, 1943
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 07.04.1943) describes why Loos was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberleutnant Loos forced a breakthrough southeast of Orel and rescued an encircled German Kompanie.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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