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Schwarm, Kurt

Date of birth:
April 11th, 1922 (Nitzlin, Germany)
Date of death:
August 25th, 2008 (Adelaide, Australia)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obergefreiter (Corporal)
Unit:
Kradmelder Stab / Panzergrenadier-Regiment 98
Awarded on:
January 11th, 1945
During the battles of the 8. Panzer-Division in Hungary at the beginning of January 1944, Obergefreiter Schwarm distinguished himself in a special way. According to the Wehrmachtbericht of the 11.01.1945…

"Obergefreite Schwarm, motorcycle messenger in the staff of a Panzergrenadier-Regiment, destroyed 3 enemy tanks and 1 heavy anti-tank in close combat within the space of a single hour while he was conducting a motorcycle dispatch run north of the Danube."

For this action he received the Knight's Cross on the same day of the announcement.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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