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Friedrich Banach

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Unit
  
Panzer-Regiment 36

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1937–43

Name
  
Friedrich Banach

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel

Born
  
2 January 1916 Gelsenkirchen (
1916-01-02
)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Battle of Brody (1941) Battle of Uman Battle of Rostov (1941) Battle of Stalingrad

Died
  
March 13, 1943, Zaporizhia, Ukraine

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Friedrich Banach (2 January 1916 – 13 March 1943) 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. Friedrich Banach was killed on 13 March 1943 in Zaporizhia, Ukraine.

Awards and decorations

  • Sudetenland Medal
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (4 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (30 September 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Panzer Badge
  • German Cross in Gold on 24 November 1942 as Feldwebel in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 36
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 30 November 1942 as Feldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 36

    • References

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