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Grünewald, Herbert Heinrich (18. Panzergren.Div.)

Date of birth:
September 12th, 1921 (Weinheim/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Date of death:
July 14th, 2002 (Eichen/Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 27th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 8th, 1944
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Stab, 18. Panzergrenadier-Division
Awarded on:
December 7th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Stab, 18. Panzergrenadier-Division
Awarded on:
December 8th, 1944
Nahkampfspange in Gold

Sources

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  • Photo: - Leverkusen - Who is who: Herbert Grünewald
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht.
    - Dörr M., Die träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer- Luftwaffe- Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio Verlag Bisendorf, 2006.

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