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Alfred Greim

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Years of service
  
1922–43

Name
  
Alfred Greim

Service/branch
  
German Army

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant

Died
  
May 19, 1943, Germany

Alfred Greim
Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
II./Infanterie-Regiment 1 "Grosdeutschland"

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941)

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Invasion of Yugoslavia

Alfred Bruno Eduard Greim (8 August 1902 – 19 May 1943) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Blood Order
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • German Cross in Gold (18 October 1941)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 June 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of the II./Infanterie-Regiment 1 "Grosdeutschland"

    • References

    Alfred Greim Wikipedia
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