Liebenwein, Josef
- Date of birth:
- December 19th, 1916 (Sankt Veit an der Glan/Carinthia, Austria)
- Date of death:
- March 23rd, 1945 (near Leobenstein/Upper Silesia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- Austrian
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant der Reserve (Second Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Zugführer Gebirgs-Jäger-Regiment 139/3. Gebirgs-Divison
Awarded somewhere in 1941/1942. Exact date unknown.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant der Reserve (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Chef Stab Kompanie Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 144/3. Gebirgs-Divison
Awarded in October 1942. Exact date unknown.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Chef 7./Infanterie-Regiment 195/78. Sturm-Division
- Awarded on:
- April 7th, 1944
Sources
- - Armee Tagesbefehl Nr. 12, Armee Oberkommando 4, 3 Mai 1944
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
- Vetter, F., Die 78. Infanterie- und Sturm-Division 1938-1945 - Aufstellung - Bewaffnung - Einsätze - Soldaten, Nebel Verlag GmbH, Eggolsheim, Deutschland, 2004
- Berger, F., Ritterkreuzträger aus Österreich und den k.u.k. Kronländern, Selbstverlag Florian Berger, Wien, Österreich, 2006
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