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Friedrich Raaf

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Leutnant der Reserves

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1938–45

Name
  
Friedrich Raaf

Born
  
25 May 1920 Bad Urach (
1920-05-25
)

Unit
  
7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk Battle of Smolensk (1943) Operation Bagration Lower Silesian Offensive

Died
  
March 14, 2002, Bad Urach, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Friedrich Raaf (25 May 1920 – 14 March 2002) was a highly decorated Leutnant der Reserves 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
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 January 1945 as Leutnant of the Reserves and Chief of the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21
  • German Cross in Gold on 20 January 1945 as Leutnant in the 7./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 21

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