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Loer, Wilhelm

Date of birth:
April 14th, 1912 (Iserlohn/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
August 25th, 1944 (near Poreby, Poland)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Laurahütte
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Wilhelm Loer reached the rank of Hauptmann der Reserve. He was killed in action on August 25th, 1944 as Kommandeur Füsilier-Bataillon 217. He most presumably lies buried as an unknown soldier on the German War Cemetery Laurahütte.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Führer I. / Grenadier-Regiment 311
Awarded on:
December 26th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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