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Loladze, Shalva "Schalwa"

Date of birth:
April 16th, 1916 (kvemo khodasheni, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
April 25th, 1945 (Texel, Netherlands)
Buried on:
Georgian War Cemetery (Loladse)
Nationality:
Georgian (1921-1954, Government-in-exile)

Biography

Captain in the Red Army. Leutnant in the German Army. Led a Georgian uprising on Texel. Was killed in battle on 25 April 1945.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
882. Infanterie-Battalion "Königin Tamara", Heer

Awarded by Major Breitner in Zandvoort.
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse mit Schwertern

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