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Krugner, Leopold

Date of birth:
November 30th, 1916 (Rohrbach/Lower Austria, Austria)
Date of death:
January 10th, 1991 (Vienna/Lower Austria, Austria)
Nationality:
Austrian

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
Unit:
Geschützführer, 1. Kompanie, Panzerjäger-Abteilung 17, 17. Infanterie-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
February 14th, 1945
The following wartime excerpt (dated 17.02.1945) describes why Krugner received the Knight’s Cross…

“On the 05.02.1945 the Abteilung penned a Knight’s Cross recommendation for Unteroffizier Krugner (of the 1./Pz.Jäg.Abt. 17) and sent it up the higher commands through the 342. Infanterie-Division. This recommendation was for his destruction of 11 enemy tanks in the Glogau bridgehead on the 02.-03.02.1945.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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