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Gamer, Berthold

Date of birth:
March 27th, 1914 (Heidelberg, Germany)
Date of death:
October 29th, 1966 (Frankfurt am Main/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
II. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 178, 78. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
May 6th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kommandeur, II. Abteilung, Artillerie-Regiment 178, 78. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
January 25th, 1943
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 28.01.1943) describes why Gamer received the Knight’s Cross…

“Hauptmann Gamer commanded several cannons in the foremost line near Rzhev and personally shot up a number of Soviet tanks.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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