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Baeßler, Erich

Date of birth:
August 5th, 1890 (Oberförsterei Grasegrund/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
May 11th, 1975 (Bremen/Bremen, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Finally reached the rank of Generalleutnant.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Infanterie-Regiment 399, 170. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
October 18th, 1941

According to Patzwall / Scherzer the surname is Baessler.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Infanterie-Regiment 399, 170. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 29th, 1941
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 4th, 1941
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 1er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 19th, 1940
1939 Spange zum Eisernes Kreuz 2er Klasse 1914
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 31st, 1918

Mit Schwertern.
Ritter des Königlicher Preussischer Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern

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