Radwan, Oskar Josef
- Date of birth:
- July 31st, 1894 (Güttentag/Silesia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 18th, 1942 (Staraja Prismara/Russia, Soviet Union)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Oskar Radwan reached the rank of Oberst.
Career:
?: Kommandeur II. / Infanterie-Regiment 93;
?: Kommandeur Schützen-Brigade 19.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Infanterie-Regiment 93 (motorisiert), 13. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- July 19th, 1940
“Oberstleutnant Oskar Radwan decisively contributed to the successes of his entire Division as a result of the outstanding leadership of his own Bataillon. He did this despite being wounded during the course of friendly operations. His actions had a major influence on the outcome of the fighting along the Rhône river and in the French Alps.”
More specifically than this, it is known that near the end of the Battle of France he and his Bataillon seized a set of bridges near Ruffieux and thereby achieved a success of decisive importance for the continuation of the combat in the Savoy region.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 12th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo: Paul Smith
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- Detailansicht
- Hake, F.v., Der Schicksalsweg der 13. Panzer-Division. 1939 - 1945 , Ed. Dörfler im Nebel Vlg, Eggolsheim, Germany, 2006
- Die Tapfersten
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