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Knabe, Gustav Georg

Date of birth:
July 8th, 1897 (Bad Dürkheim/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
December 13th, 1972 (Celle/Lower Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Kradschützen-Bataillon 15, 15. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
April 27th, 1941
Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur, Kradschützen-Bataillon 15, 15. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
June 1st, 1941
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant-colonel)
Unit:
Schützen-Regiment 104, 15. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1941

Bronze version.
Panzerkampfabzeichen (ohne Zahl)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberst (Colonel)
Unit:
Kommandeur der Panzertruppen XII, Heer
Awarded on:
October 13th, 1943
Ärmelband Afrika

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