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Plettenberg, von, Georg H. C. A. H.

Date of birth:
July 11th, 1918 (Haus Alst/Rhineland, Germany)
Date of death:
July 29th, 1980 (Dortmund/Lowersaxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Georg Hunold Clemens Antonius Hubertus Ida Maria von Plettenberg, Graf von Dücker-Plettenberg, reached the rank of Major

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 4th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 13th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rittmeister
Unit:
Kommandeur schwere Kavallerie-Abteilung 4
Awarded on:
August 12th, 1944
Awarded for his actions north of Ssluzk during Operation Bagration. Here his Abteilung was sent into action against the attacking Soviet cavalry. Here Plettenberg and his men played a major role in ensuring that a further Soviet advance could be halted.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rittmeister
Unit:
Kommandeur schwere Kavallerie-Abteilung 4
Awarded on:
February 5th, 1945
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub
Awarded for further distinguishing himself during the fighting in Hungary, specifically in the SW part of the Vertesz mountains (25.12.1944) and during a counterthrust near Zamoly (07-09.01.1945).

730th Award.

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