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Knöpfle, Karl (Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99)

Date of birth:
January 28th, 1917 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
August 21st, 1942 (Popowa Pschecha/Caucasus, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Before the Second World War, Karl Knöpfle studied to become a priest at a seminary in Munich. He was enlisted with the Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 99.

During the war, Karl Knöpfle was buried at the Hero Cemetery at Popowa. Up to this moment his remains have not been transferred to any German Warcemetery.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)

Silver version.
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen

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