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Service/branch
  
Heer Luftwaffe

Name
  
Eduard Hubner

Years of service
  
1934–45 1957–68

Eduard Hubner
Born
  
16 April 1914 Hinzweiler (
1914-04-16
)

Died
  
1 October 1996(1996-10-01) (aged 82) Altenstadt

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Major (Bundeswehr)

Unit
  
Fallschirmjager-Regiment 4

Eduard Georg Hubner (16 April 1914 – 1 October 1996) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Fallschirmjager 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

  • Parachutist Badge
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 May 1941)
  • 1st Class (30 June 1941)
  • Narvik Shield (14 August 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (15 December 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal (22 July 1942)
  • Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (20 September 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold (21 June 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturm-Bataillon Fallschirm AOK 1
  • Armelband Kreta (20 May 1943)
  • Close Combat Clasp (Heer) in Bronze (20 April 1945)

    • References

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