Jakob, Georg-Rupert

Date of birth:: September 29th, 1915 (Kronbusch,Westphalia)
Date of death:: October 1st, 1981 (Munich,Bavaria)
Nationality:: German

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:: Chef, 1. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 7, 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: September 13th, 1944

Awarded for distinguishing himself during the battle for Brest. He fought with distinction alongside his men on the Espagnol peninsula, twice throwing back Allied forces that had penetrated the line before finally being overwhelmed.

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

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- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1986.
- das-ritterkreuz.de

Jakob, Georg-Rupert

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

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