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Labourdette, Jean Clément

Date of birth:
September 5th, 1923 (Givray, France)
Date of death:
April 1945 (Berlin, Germany)
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

CAREER
October 1942 : enter in the NSKK
March 1943 : deserted the NSKK to enter the Waffen SS
November 1943 : sent to an SS officer course in Neweklau and promoted Standarten Oberjunker
March 1944 : Standarten Oberjunker in the II.Bat. SS Sturmbrigade as company commander
April 1944 : ordnance officer in the I.Bat. of the Waffen Gren. Reg. der SS Nr. 57
18th March 1945 : promoted Untersturmführer
April 1945: appointed chef of the 1.Kie of the SS Sturmbataillon reorganized in Carpin
26th April 1945 : engaged qith his company in the fightings in Berlin
End April 1945 : MIA and most probably KIA in Berlin

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Untersturmführer (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
I. Battalion, Waffen-Grenadier-Regiment 57, 33.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS "Charlemagne", Waffen-SS
Awarded on:
March 18th, 1945
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS Ustuf
Unit:
1.Kie I.Bat. Waffen Gren.Reg. der SS Nr.57
Awarded on:
March 18th, 1945
awarded by Brigadeführer G.Krukenberg the same day he was promoted SS Untersturmführer and Kompanie commander
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

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