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Jöres, Walter (Grenadier-Regiment 1)

Date of birth:
August 4th, 1911 (Frankfurt am Main/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Major Walter Jöres was proposed for the Ritterkreuz in 1945.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 25th, 1940
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 4th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kompaniechef 7./ Infanterie-Regiment 1, 1. Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
August 21st, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

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  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht.
    - Dörr M., Die träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer- Luftwaffe- Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio Verlag Bisendorf, 2006.

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