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Felix Adamowitsch

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Years of service
  
1938–45 1957–79

Died
  
February 10, 2013

Name
  
Felix Adamowitsch

Service/branch
  
German Army, Bundeswehr

Born
  
20 November 1919 Salzburg, Austria (
1919-11-20
)

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)

Unit
  
Sturmgeschutz-Brigade 904

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, World War II

Felix Emanuel Adamowitsch (20 November 1919 – 10 February 2013) was a Hauptmann in the Wehrmacht during World War II and Oberst in the Bundeswehr. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, awarded by Nazi Germany to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Adamowitsch joined the postwar Bundeswehr in 1957 retiring in 1979 as an Oberst.

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Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (29 September 1941)
  • 1st Class (28 August 1943)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold on 29 February 1944 as Oberleutnant in the Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 904
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 October 1944 as Hauptmann and Chief of the 3./Sturmgeschutz-Brigade 904
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (13 September 1944)

    • Wehrmachtbericht reference

    The daily Wehrmachtbericht (Wehrmacht propaganda report) noted the following:

    References

    Felix Adamowitsch Wikipedia
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