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Kaeppel, Rudolf 'Rudi' (11. Panzer-Division)

Date of birth:
November 16th, 1918 (Untermais/Tirol, Austria)
Date of death:
January 25th, 1945
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Sandweiler
Plot: F. Grave: 78.
Nationality:
Austrian

Biography

01.02.1945: Hauptmann, KIA in Luxemburg

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 29th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Chef, Divisions-Begleit-Kompanie, 11. Panzer-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
February 1st, 1945
posthumously awarded
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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