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Bernhard Walterbach

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Unit
  
Pionier-Bataillon 253

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1939–45

Name
  
Bernhard Walterbach

Rank
  
Leutnant of the Reserves

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battles of Rzhev Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive Battle of the Dukla Pass Upper Silesian Offensive

Died
  
July 26, 1997, Rheine, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Bernhard Walterbach (30 October 1918 – 26 July 1997) was a highly decorated Leutnant of the Reserves 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 (1 December 1941)
  • 1st Class (12 December 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (16 December 1942)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 September 1943 as Unteroffizier and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 2./Pionier-Bataillon 253

    • References

    Bernhard Walterbach Wikipedia
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