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Gries, Wilhelm

Date of birth:
April 21st, 1913 (Zweibrücken/Palatinate, Germany)
Date of death:
July 26th, 1944
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Champigny-St.-André
Nationality:
German

Biography

Was killed in 1944 in France during a battle with Maquisards. Lies bueried at the warcemetery in Champigny-St. André, France, Plot 3, Row 17, Grave 1488.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberinspektor
Unit:
Deutsche Reichsbahn
Awarded on:
December 7th, 1944
Posthumous decorated.
Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern

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