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Rappl, Ludwig
Rappl, Ludwig
Date of birth:
January 28th, 1921 (Hemau/Palatinate, Germany)
Date of death:
March 14th, 1997
Nationality:
German
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 18th, 1941
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 8th, 1943
Nahkampfspange in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Hauptscharführer (Sergeant Major)
Unit:
Zugführer
,
Stabskompanie
,
SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 5
,
5. SS-Panzer-Division
,
Waffen-SS
Awarded on:
October 31st, 1944
Presented by the Reichführer der SS, Heinrich Himmler, in the Rathaussaal at Ulm on 12th December 1944.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS-Hauptscharführer (Sergeant Major)
Unit:
Zugführer
,
Stabskompanie
,
SS-Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 5
,
5. SS-Panzer-Division
,
Waffen-SS
Awarded on:
March 22nd, 1945
(Allgemeines) Sturmabzeichen (ohne zahlen), I.Stufe
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Medaille "Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42" (Ostmedaille)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
Photo 1: Source known to STIWOT
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DÖRR, M., Die Träger der Nahkampfspange in Gold, Heer - Luftwaffe - Waffen-SS 1943-1945, Biblio-Verlag, Bisendorf, 2006
.
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PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001
.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Katalog 31.Auction Andreas Thies
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