Erdmann Gabriel

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Unit Panzer-Regiment 35 Died 1996, Essenbach, Germany Rank Hauptmann		Years of service ?–1945 Name Erdmann Gabriel Service/branch German Army

Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Battle of Radzymin (1944) Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Erdmann Gabriel (7 November 1911 – 28 January 1996) 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 (15 September 1939)

1st Class (1 September 1940)

Panzer Badge

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (?)

in Silver (?)

in Gold (30 January 1944)

Eastern Front Medal

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 August 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the II./Panzer-Regiment 35

References

Erdmann Gabriel Wikipedia

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