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Egger, Reinhard Karl
Egger, Reinhard Karl
Date of birth:
December 11th, 1905 (Klagenfurt/Carinthia, Austria)
Date of death:
June 10th, 1987 (Seeboden/Carinthia, Austria)
Nationality:
Austrian
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1939
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 19th, 1939
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Chef
,
10. Kompanie
,
III. Bataillon
,
Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1
,
7. Flieger-Division
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 9th, 1941
Awarded for distinguishing himself with his Kompanie against far numerically superior enemy forces during the eight-day battle for Heraklion.
241st Award.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur
,
I. Bataillon
,
Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4
,
1. Fallschirmjäger-Division
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 24th, 1944
Award 34/309
Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel)
Unit:
Führer
,
Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4
,
1. Fallschirmjäger-Division
,
Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
June 24th, 1944
Awarded for distinguishing himself during the fighting in Russia, Sicily and Monte Cassino.
510th Award.
Sources
Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
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THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997
.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, 2001
-
Fallschirmjägerkameradschaft Düsseldorf "Dr. Heinrich Neumann"
-
das-ritterkreuz.de
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