Date of birth:

April 8th, 1912 (Domsdorf/Silesia, Germany)

Date of death:

December 31st, 1998 (Lichtenstein/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Hans Kunert finally reached the rank of Oberleutnant der Reserve.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Vorgeschobener Beobachter (VB) 4. / Artillerie-Regiment 5 / 5.Jäger-Division (Forward observer 4. / Artillerie-Regiment 5 / 5.Jäger-Division)

Awarded on:

August 23rd, 1944

Awarded for his actions during the combat for the Warsaw—Brest-Litovsk road in early August 1944. Following a Soviet penetration Leutnant Kunert rallied his radio operators and a handful of infantry, stormed a village which had just recently been lost to the attackers and was able to restore the main German line after difficult close combat.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher
• Photo: Willi Schumacher collection
  
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