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Schönbeck, Viktor

Date of birth:
December 4th, 1910 (Pregarten/Freistadt, Austria-Hungary)
Date of death:
November 16th, 1983 (Salzburg, Austria)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Chef, 13. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139, 3. Gebirgs-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
June 20th, 1940
Awarded for actions during the battle of Norway. Schönbeck and his Kompanie had been alerted to the presence of an elite Norwegian battalion (I./J.R. 12) north of Narvik. With a strength of 230 men at his disposal Schönbeck, began an attack against this unit at 04:00 on the 25.04.1940. In the battle that followed the Norwegian battalion (consisting of about 600 men) was wiped out and the Germans took 144 prisoners.
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