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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Adam Dyroff

Rank
  
Major

Years of service
  
1936–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Commands held
  
III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France North African Campaign Operation Battleaxe Operation Crusader Battle of Gazala Battle of Bir Hakeim First Battle of El Alamein Battle of Alam el Halfa Second Battle of El Alamein Italian Campaign Operation Husky Battle of Monte Cassino Operation Diadem Battle of the Bulge

Died
  
March 24, 1998, Darmstadt-Eberstadt, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, North African Campaign

Franz Adam Dyroff (6 May 1916 – 24 March 1998) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Reich Youth Sports Badge (29 September 1933)
  • Reich Sports Badge (12 July 1934)
  • SA Sports Badge (17 September 1934)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (28 November 1940)
  • West Wall Medal (20 March 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (21 January 1942)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (22 October 1940)
  • Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (17 July 1944)
  • Armelband Afrika (1 October 1943)
  • German Cross in Gold on 8 August 1942 as Oberleutnant in Schutzen-Regiment 115
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 December 1944 as Major and commander of III./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115

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