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Piehler, Franz

Date of birth:
October 7th, 1913 (Neumarkt-Sankt Veit/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
December 7th, 1994 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Franz Piehler reached the rank of Major.

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Period:
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Staff Sergeant)
Awarded on:
June 6th, 1939
Spanienkreuz, Silber mit Schwertern
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1945
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Awarded on:
November 17th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kommandeur I. / Jäger-Regiment 25 (L)
Awarded on:
October 6th, 1944
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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