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Galle, Friedrich

Date of birth:
April 18th, 1915 (Kleinballhausen/Thuringia, Germany)
Date of death:
February 1st, 1945 (Eisfeld/Silesia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
March 7th, 1944: Wachtmeister der Reserve.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 8th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Wachtmeister der Reserve
Unit:
Zugführer, 2. Batterie, Sturmgeschütz-Abteilung 249, Heer
Awarded on:
March 17th, 1944
Awarded for action near Schaschkoff between January 14th and 16th, 1944.

Probably awarded in stead of the rejected recommendation to the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold which was rejected formally on March 24th, 1943.
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS

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