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Hensel, Gerhard (Panzer-Regiment 15)

Date of birth:
May 24th, 1912 (Pogutken/Berent (West Prussia), Germany)
Date of death:
January 26th, 1943 (Manutschkaja, Rostov, USSR)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Krasnodar-Apscheronsk
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German

Biography

00.00.1941: Ofw, Zugführer, 2. Kompanie, I. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 15, 11. Panzer-Division
26.01.1943: DOW at the Sanko. 2/66 m. near Manutschkaja (VDK gives 25.01.1943)

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
Zugführer, 2. Kompanie, Panzer-Regiment 15, 11. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
December 26th, 1941
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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