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Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Prinz zu, Ludwig

Date of birth:
April 4th, 1910 (Schloß Berleburg/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
November 22nd, 1943 (Tschernjechoff/Ukrainian SSR, USSR)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Ludwig Ferdinand Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 20th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 10th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Rittmeister
Unit:
Aufklärungs-Abteilung 35, 35. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 15th, 1941
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Silver version.
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Kavallerie-Regiment Süd, Heer
Awarded on:
January 20th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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