Ernst, Otto (Grenadier-Regiment)
- Date of birth:
- October 25th, 1914 (Hundstall/Hesse, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 9th, 1944 (Italy)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Otto Ernst was reported missing in action on July 9th, 1944. He was declared dead in 1964.
Career:
?: Kommandeur II. / Grenadier-Regiment 465;
?: Kommandeur II./Grenadier-Regiment 725.
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Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Rank:
- Wachtmeister der Reserve
- Unit:
- 2./Nachr.Abt.18
- Awarded on:
- August 2nd, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 2./J.R. 465
- Awarded on:
- June 28th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 2./Inf.Rgt.465
- Awarded on:
- July 6th, 1941
Awarded for his wound inflicted on the 22nd of June 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 3./J.R. 465
- Awarded on:
- October 31st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 2./Infanterie-Regiment 465
- Awarded on:
- March 31st, 1942
Awarded for his third wound inflicted on the 21st of March 1942.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- 2./Gren.Rgt. 465
- Awarded on:
- April 12th, 1943
Silver version.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur II. / Grenadier-Regiment 465
- Awarded on:
- May 6th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur II. / Grenadier-Regiment 725 / 715. Infanterie-Division
- Awarded on:
- October 6th, 1944
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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