Date of birth:

July 25th, 1912 (Gleiwitz/Silesia, Germany)

Date of death:

January 27th, 1995 (Hanover, Germany)

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Stabsfeldwebel (Sergeant Major)

Unit:

Führer 14. / Jäger-Regiment 49 / 28.Infanterie-Division

Awarded on:

April 28th, 1943

The following wartime excerpt describes why Jura received the Knight’s Cross…

“Stabsfeldwebel Georg Jura… received the Knight’s Cross on the 28.04.1943 as a Zugführer in an MG-Kompanie. He had already previously distinguished himself in autumn 1941 during the battle of Vyazma. During the defense against strong Soviet attacks south of Lake Ladoga he personally decided to take over a Kompanie whose commander had become a casualty, and in this capacity he and his men fended off all subsequent enemy attacks.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Andrew Straube
• Photo: -- Andrew Straube
  
• - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
  - Andrew Straube via www.Death-Cards.com
  - Unteroffiziere des Heeres mit dem Ritterkreuz - Sammelbilder