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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Adam Ebner

Rank
  
Leutnant

Died
  
17 October 1975(1975-10-17) (aged 63) Eben im Pongau

Allegiance
  
First Austrian Republic (to 1938)  Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1934–38 (Austria) 1938–45 (Germany)

Unit
  
Gebirgsjager-Regiment 137

Adam Ebner (24 December 1911 – 17 October 1975) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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

  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th class (13 October 1939)
  • Sudetenland Medal (17 September 1940)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (15 October 1940)
  • Parachutist Badge (14 June 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (17 August 1941)
  • in Silver (12 January 1942)
  • in Gold (18 February 1943)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Infantry Assault Badge (2 September 1941)
  • Narvik Shield (10 November 1940)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 November 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 3./Gebirgsjager-Regiment 137

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