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Muñoz-Grandes, Augustín
Muñoz-Grandes, Augustín
Date of birth:
January 27th, 1896 (Madrid, Spain)
Date of death:
July 11th, 1970 (Madrid, Spain)
Nationality:
Spanish
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 8th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 19th, 1942
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalmajor
Unit:
Kommandeur Division Espanola de Voluntarios 250 ( spanische Freiwilligen-Division „Blaue Division“ / 250. Infanterie-Division)
Awarded on:
March 12th, 1942
Awarded in recognition of the achievements of his Division on the northern sector of the Eastern front.
926th Award.
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Generalleutnant
Unit:
Kommandeur Division Espanola de Voluntarios 250 ( spanische Freiwilligen-Division „Blaue Division“ / 250. Infanterie-Division)
Awarded on:
December 13th, 1942
Also received for his Division’s overall accomplishments.
Awardings for the Oakleaf to foreign military were not numbered.
Sources
Photo 1: Wehrkundearchiv
Photo:
Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
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THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998
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- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
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