Alfred Jaedtke

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Years of service ?–1945 1956–70 Role Military Officer		Name Alfred Jaedtke Service/branch German Army

Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Rank Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) Commands held I./Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 14 Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Baltic Offensive East Prussian Offensive Other work Military adivor in Taiwan Died June 6, 1992, Rimbach, Upper Palatinate, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Alfred Jaedtke (31 December 1913 – 6 June 1992) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and 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

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Panzer Badge in Bronze

Eastern Front Medal

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

in Silver

German Cross in Gold (11 April 1944)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 September 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of I. / Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 14

References

Alfred Jaedtke Wikipedia

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