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Hawelka, Heinrich
Hawelka, Heinrich
Date of birth:
July 11th, 1917 (Iglau/Moravia, Austrian-Hungarian Empire)
Date of death:
August 21st, 1995 (Hildesheim/Lowersaxony, Germany)
Nationality:
Austrian
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 8th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
III. Bataillon
,
Grenadier-Regiment 413
,
206. Infanterie-Division
,
Heer
Awarded on:
November 11th, 1943
According to Patzwall / Scherzer the surname is Hawelke.
Nahkampfspange in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 20th, 1943
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Adjutant
,
III. Bataillon
,
Grenadier-Regiment 413
,
206. Infanterie-Division
,
Heer
Awarded on:
January 22nd, 1944
Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Silver version.
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Nahkampfspange in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1: Todd Foster
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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
.
Photo