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Paffrath, Benno

Date of birth:
December 22nd, 1912 (Vohwinkel/Rhine Province, Germany)
Date of death:
November 5th, 1980 (Vohwinkel/North Rhine Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 1st, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)
Unit:
Zugführer 1. / Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17
Awarded on:
May 22nd, 1944
Nahkampfspange in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
Spähtruppführer 1. / Panzer-Aufklärungs-Abteilung 17
Awarded on:
October 21st, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht.
    - Dörr M., Die träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer- Luftwaffe- Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio Verlag Bisendorf, 2006.

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