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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

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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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