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Berg, Anton

Date of birth:
October 28th, 1907 (Durmersheim-Rastatt/Baden, Germany)
Date of death:
January 17th, 1984 (Durmersheim/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Anton Berg was recommended to receive the Eichenlaub zum Ritterkreuz on October 16th, 1944.

Promotions:
May 8th, 1945: Oberstleutnant.

Career:
1926: Reichswehr;
?: Führer II./Infanterie-Regiment 335;
?: Kommandeur I./Grenadier-Regiment 358
1945 - 1950: POW.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 5th, 1942
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
II. / Grenadier-Regiment 358
Awarded on:
August 2nd, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Awarded on:
August 4th, 1944
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1944
Nahkampfspange in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur I. / Grenadier-Regiment 358 / 205. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
October 16th, 1944
Awarded for distinguishing himself in his Regiment’s combat around Vecmuiza during the mid-September of 1944. Here he was responsible for containing a Soviet penetration near Bauske and preventing it from turning into a breakthrough towards Riga.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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