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Effmann, Willi

Date of birth:
January 16th, 1919 (Duisburg/Rhine Province/Free State of Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
March 29th, 1945
Nationality:
German

Biography

According to other sources the DoD is 17-3-1945.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Unterscharführer (Sergeant)
Unit:
1./SS-Totenkopf-Pi.Btl.
Awarded on:
July 27th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 17th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Oberscharführer
Unit:
Pionier-Kompanie/SS-Panzer-Regiment 3
Awarded on:
September 29th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • - Mark C. Yerger, Totenkopf The structure, Development and Personalities of the 3.SS-Panzer Division, Volume 1, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, England, ISBN 978-1-9107777-09-1
    - For Multiple Deeds of Exceptional Bravery" SS & Police Recipients of the War Order of the German Cross 1941-1945 Volume I by Michael D. Miller
    - BAMA RH 7_2474. Verleihungsliste Nr. 3 für die Verleihung des E.K. 2

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