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Geiger, Georg

Date of birth:
August 5th, 1920 (Untertinsbach/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
December 31st, 1980 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obergefreiter (Corporal)
Unit:
Gruppenführer 10. / Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List" / 7.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
October 20th, 1944
Awarded for his achievements during the bitter battles of the 7. Infanterie-Division north of the Bug river in the late summer of 1944. He led numerous counterthrusts on his own initiative which, time and again, were able to stabilize the front and buy time for his unit to reform and create new defensive positions.
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