Gerhard Lange

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Service/branch Heer Unit Panzer-Regiment 35		Years of service ?–1945 ?–1972 Name Gerhard Lange
Born 14 July 1916 Rosla ( 1916-07-14 ) Died 10 April 1996(1996-04-10) (aged 79) Nuremberg Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Rank Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Gerhard Lange (14 July 1916 – 10 April 1996) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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 (1 November 1939)

Sudetenland Medal

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Panzer Badge

in Silver

II Grade

III Grade

Honour Roll Clasp of the Army (15 September 1944)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Hauptmann and leader of the II./Panzer-Regiment 35

References

Gerhard Lange Wikipedia

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