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Klose, Erwin

Date of birth:
April 28th, 1914 (Gleiwitz/Upper-Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
June 22nd, 2003 (Cologne/North-Rhineland-Westernphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kompanieführer 6.(MG) / Infanterie-Regiment 28 / 8.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
1942
For actions near Demjansk.
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
4. / Jäger-Regiment 28 / 8.Infanterie-Division
Awarded on:
January 10th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Führer II. / Jäger-Regiment 28 / 8.Jäger-Division
Awarded on:
January 9th, 1945
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kommandeur, II. Bataillon, Jäger-Regiment 28, 8. Jäger-Division, Heer
Awarded on:
February 5th, 1945

5285th Award.
Anerkennungsurkunde des Oberbefehlshabers des Heeres

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