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Gilbert, Erich

Date of birth:
January 24th, 1915 (Lollar/Hesse, Germany)
Date of death:
February 16th, 1945 (near Niedersgegen/Rhine Province, Germany)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kolmeshöhe
Grave: 1275D.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kommandeur II. / Grenadier-Regiment 116
Awarded on:
April 30th, 1945

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 24th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 25th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 26th, 1940
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen

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