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Kern, Ewald

Date of birth:
February 8th, 1913 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
August 5th, 1943 (Blochowez, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Ewald Kern was reported missing in action on 5th August 1943 near Blochowes, West of the mainroad from Charkov to Bjelgorod.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
II. / Grenadier-Regiment 417
Awarded on:
April 30th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X

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