• StuG III Sturmgeschütz

Date of birth:

July 10th, 1918 (Düsseldorf, Germany)

Date of death:

August 11th, 1999 (Hilden/North Rhine-Westphalia, Duitsland)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 13th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

July 14th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Lieutenant)

Unit:

3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 237

Awarded on:

August 31st, 1943

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Chef 3./Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 237

Awarded on:

October 26th, 1943

Awarded for distinguishing himself with his Batterie in the time period 15-20.09.1943 while attached to the IX. Armeekorps during the defensive battles west of Yelnya (near Smolensk).

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  - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
  - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
  - Kurowski, F., Sturmgeschütze vor! – Assault Guns to the Front!, J.J. Fedorowicz Publishing Inc., Winnipeg, Canada, 1999