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Fütterer, Bernhard

Date of birth:
April 4th, 1910 (Vohwinkel/Rhineland, Germany)
Date of death:
January 22nd, 1963 (Bochum/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
stellvertretender Führer Kampfgruppe / Infanterie-Bataillon z.b.V. 560
Awarded on:
December 26th, 1944
Awarded for distinguishing himself with his mixed Kampfgruppe during the fighting around Warsaw in the late summer of 1944. His efforts majorly contributed to the fact that the 19. Panzer-Division, a somewhat unprepared unit, was able to achieve such noteworthy successes.
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