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Grosse, Gert (Grenadier-Regiment 529)
Grosse, Gert (Grenadier-Regiment 529)
Date of birth:
April 25th, 1911 (Hamburg/Hamburg, Germany)
Date of death:
December 8th, 1982 (Würzburg am Main/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Awarded on:
October 2nd, 1936
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 13. März 1938
Awarded on:
1939
Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:
Chef
,
10. Kompanie
,
Infanterie-Regiment 529
,
299. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
May 24th, 1942
Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kdr
,
III. Bataillon
,
Grenadier-Regiment 529
,
299. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
April 8th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Kommandeur
,
II. Bataillon
,
Grenadier-Regiment 529
,
299. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
January 3rd, 1945
Awarded for his actions north of Gomel in late 1943. Here he halted a penetration by a much larger Soviet force with a hastily assembled band of soldiers and subsequently launched a a counterattack.
Sources
Photo 1: Known to STIWOT
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FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
- Diroll, Die Hamburger Ritterkreuzträger.
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