Krappmann, Heinrich

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Date of birth:: October 2nd, 1923 (Lahm/Lichtenfels, Germany)
Date of death:: September 19th, 2002 (Lahm/Lichtenfels, Germany)
Nationality:: German

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Obergefreiter (Corporal)
Unit:: Geschützkanonier 19./Fallschirm-Flak-Regiment "Hermann Göring"
Awarded on:: February 28th, 1945

On the 09.02.1945, in the area around Kreuzburg (south of Königsberg), Krappmann defended against a Soviet armoured attack with his lone 8.8 cm Flak gun. Within a few hours he destroyed 11 T-34 tanks and prevented a decisive Soviet breakthrough. For this action he would be subsequently decorated with the Knight’s Cross.

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