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Sauter, Jordan

Date of birth:
December 16th, 1914 (Ratshausen/Spaichingen, Germany)
Date of death:
January 2nd, 1978 (Oberndorf (Neckar), Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann der Reserve (Captain of Reserves)
Unit:
Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 1 "Theodor Körner", Infanterie-Division "Theodor Körner" (RAD Nr. 3), Heer
Awarded on:
May 7th, 1945

No evidence of the award to Jordan Sauter can be found in the German Federal Archives. According to Von Seemen verified by his paybook and written communication with the German Federal Archives.[28] The presentation should have been made via the Army Group Vistula and subsequently via the Außenstelle of the Heerespersonalamt (HPA/A—Branch of the Army Staff Office). Sauter however is not listed in the records of the HPA/A. The author Veit Scherzer was denied access to files, which could help clarify the case, of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR) on the grounds of the Bundesarchivgesetz (German Archive Law). Sauter was a member of the AKCR.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
3. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 460, 260. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 5th, 1943
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
3. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 460, 260. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
September 26th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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