Date of birth:

December 30th, 1919 (Limburg an der Lahn/Hesse-Nassau, Germany)

Date of death:

October 19th, 1944 (Hauptverbandplatz Jaunpils, Latvia)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Frauenburg / Saldus
Plot: O. Row: 1. Grave: 44.

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

leichte Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 912

Awarded on:

February 23rd, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Captain)

Unit:

Chef 1. / Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 912

Awarded on:

July 27th, 1944

Awarded for the aid that his Sturmgeschütze rendered to the hard-pressed 389. Infanterie-Division during the major defensive battles in the Pskov-Opotschka area at the start of July 1944. He and his unit destroyed numerous enemy tanks and provided the rearguard to cover the withdrawal of the German infantry to a new blocking position.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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