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Bäumler, Gottfried
Bäumler, Gottfried
Date of birth:
July 31st, 1921 (Amberg/Palatinate, Germany)
Date of death:
January 26th, 1945 (Jelen/Silesia, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 19th, 1940
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 20th, 1942
Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Panzervernichtungsabzeichen in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 19th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
Unit:
Zugführer
,
11. Kompanie
,
Grenadier-Regiment 41 (motorisiert)
,
10. Panzergrenadier-Division
,
Heer
Awarded on:
May 14th, 1944
Awarded for distinguishing himself through outstanding bravery during the fighting around Kirovograd. He was primarily recognized for having destroyed multiple hostile tanks.
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1: Andrew Straube
Photo: Andrew Straube via
www.Death-Cards.com
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück, 1987
.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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