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Schmitz, Wilhelm (Korps-Nachrichten-Abteilung 48)

Date of birth:
August 8th, 1906 (Winz-Hattingen/Westernphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
March 18th, 1988 (Eichenau-Fürstenfeldbruck/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major
Unit:
Korps-Nachrichten-Abteiluing 48 / 13.Armeekorps
Awarded on:
October 22nd, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Silber

Sources

  • Photo 1: Wolfgang Eckert
  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
    - Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
    - Personal belongings

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