Eitel, Klaus-Friedrich
- Date of birth:
- September 11th, 1913 (Maxhütte-Haidhof/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 24th, 1996 (Essen/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
?: Feldwebel:
August 1st, 1941: Leutnant;
July 1st, 1943: Oberleutnant;
March 1st, 1945: Kapitänleutnant.
Klaus-Friedrich Eitel was supposed to have been awarded the ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on March 14th, 1945 vor his extraordinary actions during the defence of Elbing. He was actually recommended on January 25th, 1945. Although after World War Two he fought for recognition of the awarding during which his claim and awarding was witnessed by Major Heinz Bundiss, Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Walter Bender and Oberstleutnant Dr. Alfred Primmig, his claim was never formally recognized.
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Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 9th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 3rd, 1941
Order of Military Merit 6th Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- November 15th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 11th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 13th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 23rd, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 30th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 4th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- March 7th, 1945
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer collection
- - Abschrift Soldbuch
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