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Hofbauer, Anton

Date of birth:
December 20th, 1903 (Steyr, Upper Austria - Austria)
Date of death:
January 18th, 1943 (Kriegslazarett III./ 528, region Kharkov - Ukraine)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Kharkiv
Plot: 10. Row: 11. Grave: 1301.
Nationality:
Austrian

Biography

Obertsleutnant Anton Hofbauer died of his wounds in the hospital 528 near Kharkov.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Grenadier-Regiment 417, 168. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
April 28th, 1943
Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und Waffen-SS

Sources

  • - Scheibert, Horst. Die Träger der Ehrenblattspange des Heeres und der Waffen-SS/ Die Träger der Ehrentaffelspange der Kriegsmarine/ Die Inhaber des Ehrenpokals für Besondere Leistung im Lukftkrieg. Friedberg, Ger.: Podzun-Pallas Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-7909-0283-7
    - Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit

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