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Schwarz, Heinrich (Artillerie-Regiment (mot) 3)

Date of birth:
November 30th, 1920 (Gelsenkirchen, Germany)
Date of death:
January 15th, 1943 (Stalingrad, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obergefreiter (Corporal)
Unit:
Richtkanonier, 10. Batterie, Artillerie-Regiment (mot) 3, 3. Infanterie-Division (mot.)
Awarded on:
January 15th, 1943
Just before the Christmas of 1942, the 10./Artillerie-Regiment (mot) 3 found itself defending the Marinovka airport west of Stalingrad. In a particular successful day of fighting the Batterie destroyed 18 Soviet tanks, of which Heinrich Schwarz personally accounted for 12. In doing so he played a major role in preventing a Soviet breakthrough, and he was consequently awarded the Knight's Cross.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

(Allgemeines) Sturmabzeichen (ohne zahlen), I.Stufe

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
(Allgemeines) Sturmabzeichen (ohne zahlen), I.Stufe

Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Medaille

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