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Steininger, Erich
Steininger, Erich
Date of birth:
October 28th, 1923 (Großhöbarten, Germany)
Nationality:
German
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 25th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
November 11th, 1943
Nahkampfspange in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
Unit:
Gruppenführer
,
Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 27
,
17. Panzer-Division
,
Heer
Awarded on:
September 14th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier (Junior Officer)
Unit:
Gruppenführer
,
Pionier-Kompanie
,
Wehrkreis-Unterführer-Lehrgang
,
Wehrkreis XVII
,
Heer
Awarded on:
November 30th, 1944
He is not mentioned in Patzwall / Scherzer.
Sources
Photo 1: Source known to STIWOT
-
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
.
- Axis History Forum via
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