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Schaefer, Erich (Schützen-Regiment 52)

Date of birth:
May 30th, 1914 (Dresden/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
June 18th, 1988 (Lörrach/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Erich Schaeffer during the Second World War finally reached the rank of Hauptmann der Reserve.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Schützen-Regiment 52, 18. Panzer-Division
Awarded on:
February 14th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 1942
Medaille

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