Waldner, Franz

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Date of birth:: April 1st, 1914 (Gladbeck, Germany)
Date of death:: April 9th, 1945 (Seerapen (East Prussia), Germany)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Obergefreiter (Corporal)
Unit:: Richtschütze 2./s.Pz.Jg.Abt. 655
Awarded on:: August 12th, 1944

Awarded for his contributions to the German defensive efforts between Minsk and north of Grodno during Operation Bagration. His quick reactions proved critical in the many difficult situations his unit faced during these battles.

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- HUß, JÜRGEN & SONDERMANN, HEINZ-WERNER, Ritterkreuzträger im Mannschaftsstand 1941-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2009.

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