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Eugen Garski

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Years of service
  
1914–19 1935–42

Died
  
September 30, 1942

Battles and wars
  
World War I

Name
  
Eugen Garski

Service/branch
  
German Army

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1919)  Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Generalmajor (Posthumously)

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Luxembourg Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Voronezh (1942)

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Commands held
  
Panzer-Grenadier-Division Grosdeutschland

Eugen Garski (8 June 1897 – 30 September 1942) was a decorated officer 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. Eugen Garski was killed on 30 September 1942, near Kostonossovo, Russia. He was posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 July 1940 as Oberstleutnant and commander of III./Infanterie-Regiment "Grosdeutschland" (mot.)
  • References

    Eugen Garski Wikipedia


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