Speidel, Kurt

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Date of birth:: March 4th, 1917 (Düsseldorf, Germany)
Date of death:: November 5th, 1976 (Cologne, Germany)
Nationality:: German

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
Unit:: Führer 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 86
Awarded on:: November 18th, 1941

Awarded for capturing the western section of the vital Dnieper bridge (leading to the island) at Zaporozhye in a lightning-fast action.

Sources

- SCHERZER, V., Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945, Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag, Jena, 2005.
- SCHERZER, VEIT, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, 2015.

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