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Deventer, Hugo
Deventer, Hugo
Date of birth:
November 10th, 1916 (Recklinghausen/Rhineprovince, Germany)
Date of death:
January 6th, 1979 (Recklinghausen/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
Unit:
Gruppenführer 3. Kompanie
,
Pionier-Bataillon 31
,
31. Infanterie-Division
,
Heer
Awarded on:
July 30th, 1943
Awarded for distinguishing himself along with his Kompanie during the first day of the battle of Kursk, specifically for successes in clearing Soviet minefields under very difficult conditions.
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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SCHERZER, VEIT, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio Verlag, Bissendorf, 2010
.
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