Gaedckens, Ernst
- Date of birth:
- April 12th, 1914
- Date of death:
- December 16th, 1998
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
- Unit:
- Zugführer, 2. Kompanie, I. Bataillon, Grenadier-Regiment 46, 30. Infanterie-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- April 2nd, 1943
“Oberfeldwebel Ernst Gädckens received his Knight’s Cross on the 02.04.1943 for his achievements as a Zugführer in a Holstein Grenadier-Regiment. He distinguished himself by eliminating a strongly garrisoned Bolshevik strongpoint south of Lake Ilmen following bitter close combat. He himself was the one who proposed and masterfully executed the assault operation.”
Sources
- Photo 1: Torsten Reimer
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- Unteroffiziere des Heeres mit dem Ritterkreuz - Sammelbilder.
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