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Grosse, Gert (Grenadier-Regiment 529)

Date of birth:
April 25th, 1911 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)
Date of death:
December 8th, 1982 (Würzburg am Main/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Awarded on:
1939
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1940
Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Chef, 10. Kompanie, Infanterie-Regiment 529, 299. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
May 24th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kdr, III. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 529, 299. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
April 8th, 1943
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 529, 299. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
January 3rd, 1945
Awarded for his actions north of Gomel in late 1943. Here he halted a penetration by a much larger Soviet force with a hastily assembled band of soldiers and subsequently launched a a counterattack.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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