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Ernst Alex

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1935–45

Name
  
Ernst Alex

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Died
  
25 October 1965(1965-10-25) (aged 50) Kassel

Battles/wars
  
World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman

Ernst Alex (1 March 1915 – 25 October 1965) was an Oberleutnant 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

  • Sudetenland Medal
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (2 July 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
  • General Assault Badge
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 August 1941 as Oberwachtmeister and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in 1./Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 243

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