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Hartl, Ludwig

Date of birth:
October 27th, 1912 (Regensburg/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
October 16th, 1943 (Melitopol/Zaporizhia Oblast, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Ludwig Hartl was killed on 16th October 1943 and then held the rank of Leutnant. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant.
The location of his grave is unknown, but should probably be somewhere near Ivanovka/Melitopol in the Ukrain.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel
Unit:
2. / Pionier-Bataillon 173
Awarded on:
November 13th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • Photo 1: Andrew Straube
  • Photo: Andrew Straube via www.Death-Cards.com
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
    - Deathcard
    - Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.

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