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Freytag von Loringhoven, Freiherr, Bernd (PR.2)

Date of birth:
February 6th, 1914 (Arensburg/Insel Ösel, Estonia)
Date of death:
February 27th, 2007 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Alexander Otto Hermann Wolfgang Bernd Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven
Ultimately reached the rank of Generalleutnant with the Western-German Bundeswehr.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Chef, 2. Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 2, 1. Panzer-Division
Awarded on:
January 23rd, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1972
Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der BRD

Sources

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  • Photo 2:
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
    - Günther Feisthauer

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