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Erich Eisenblatter

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1940–45

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment 176

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel

Name
  
Erich Eisenblatter

Died
  
9 August 1996(1996-08-09) (aged 76) Duisburg, Germany

Erich Eisenblatter (14 January 1920 – 9 August 1996) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Wehrmacht 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

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold (6 December 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1944 as Oberleutnant and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the Stabskompanie/Grenadier-Regiment 176
  • References

    Erich Eisenblatter Wikipedia