Zanken, Karl
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
For an unknown reason, Karl Zanken was demoted from Wachtmeister to Gefreiter, somewhere between 1940 and 1942.
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Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Wachtmeister
- Unit:
- Wehrkreis VI
- Awarded on:
- February 28th, 1940
Nr. 1./3.90/40.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gefreiter (Lance Corporal)
- Awarded on:
- August 11th, 1942
Nr. IV/963/3.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gefreiter (Lance Corporal)
- Unit:
- 3. / Infanterie Bataillon 500 z.b.V.
- Awarded on:
- October 4th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gefreiter (Lance Corporal)
- Unit:
- 3. / Infanterie Bataillon 500 z.b.V.
- Awarded on:
- November 25th, 1942
Silver version.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gefreiter (Lance Corporal)
- Unit:
- 3. / Infanterie Bataillon 500 z.b.V.
- Awarded on:
- December 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Obergefreiter (Corporal)
- Unit:
- 3. / Infanterie Bataillon 500 z.b.V.
- Awarded on:
- April 15th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Obergefreiter (Corporal)
- Unit:
- 3. / Infanterie Bataillon 500 z.b.V.
- Awarded on:
- December 15th, 1944
Sources
- - Besitzzeugnis ISA, Kubanschild, NKsiB, Verwundeten Schw., Silber
- Verleihungsurkunde Ostfront, Schutzwall
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