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Alfred Dannebaum

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Years of service
  
?–1945 1956–76

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Alfred Dannebaum

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Rittmeister (Wehrmacht) Oberst im Generalstab (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 24

Battles/wars
  
World War II Annexation of the Memel Territory Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Stalingrad Lower Dnieper Offensive First Battle of Targu Frumos Second Battle of Targu Frumos East Prussian Offensive Heiligenbeil Pocket

Died
  
October 21, 1999, Eitorf, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Alfred Dannebaum (6 February 1918 – 21 October 1999) was a highly decorated Rittmeister 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

  • Memel Medal (19 December 1939)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (13 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (28 October 1941)
  • Panzer Badge in Bronze (27 November 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (26 June 1941)
  • in Silver (3 October 1942)
  • in Gold (9 August 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 September 1944 as Rittmeister and leader of Panzer-Aufklarungs-Abteilung 24

    • References

    Alfred Dannebaum Wikipedia
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