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Hempel, Alfred

Date of birth:
July 27th, 1920 (Bütow/Pomerania, Germany)
Date of death:
August 7th, 1989 (Düsseldorf/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 24th, 1942
Medaille
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
2./Gren.Rgt. 686
Awarded on:
August 20th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
2./Gren.Rgt. 686
Awarded on:
October 8th, 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
2./Gren.Rgt. 686
Awarded on:
December 8th, 1943
Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
3./Gren.Rgt. 686
Awarded on:
March 5th, 1944
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
March 17th, 1945
Nahkampfspange in Bronze
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant der Reserve (2nd Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Bataillonsführer, Festung Kolberg, Heer
Awarded on:
April 30th, 1945
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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