Date of birth:

December 13th, 1918 (Darmstadt - Germany)

Date of death:

April 17th, 1945

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Breuna
Grave: 443.

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Chef 1. / Panzerjäger-Abteilung 342

Awarded on:

October 4th, 1942

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 07.10.1942) describes why Schneider received the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberleutnant Rudolf Schneider (commander of a Panzerjäger-Kompanie) and his messenger worked their way towards a damaged Pak gun (whose crew had been knocked out) whilst under heavy enemy fire. From here he shot up 8 enemy tanks at very close range in a heroic one-hour battle. By doing this he had a decisive share in the defense against a strong enemy armoured attack in the Rzhev area.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Norbert Beyerlein
• Photo: Norbert Beyerlein sammlung
  
• - 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
  - Kösliner Zeitung (Edition 277)
  

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