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Trebes, Horst

Date of birth:
October 22nd, 1916 (Köln, Germany)
Date of death:
July 29th, 1944 (Saint-Denis-le-Gast, France)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery La Cambe
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
III. Bataillon, Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 1, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 13th, 1939
Awarded for:
Operation Fall Weiss
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Stab III. Bataillon, Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 23rd, 1940
Awarded for:
Operation Fall Gelb
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
III. Bataillon, Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 9th, 1941
Awarded for:
Operation Merkur
Awarded for actions in the battle of Crete. During the fighting here he attacked an Allied camp near the Maleme airfield, resulting in the relief of a German Zug and the taking of 30 Allied prisoners. He also played a part in the German seizure of Hill 107.

Führer
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938

"Prager Burg"
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938 mit Spange

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