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Kreßmann, Erwin
Kreßmann, Erwin
Date of birth:
June 2nd, 1918 (Trassenheide/Pomerania, Germany)
Date of death:
March 19th, 2017
Nationality:
German
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant
Unit:
schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 519
Awarded on:
January 16th, 1944
According to Patzwall/Scherzer the surname is written as Kressmann.
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 1st, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 4th, 1941
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Silver version.
Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Krimschild (Stiftungs ausführing)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
1./schwere Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 519
Awarded on:
December 9th, 1944
Panzervernichtungsabzeichen in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Panzervernichtungsabzeichen in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
- Verleihungsurkunde Ritterkreuz
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