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Gottfried Baumler

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1939–45

Name
  
Gottfried Baumler

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Unteroffizier

Died
  
26 January 1945(1945-01-26) (aged 23) Owczeglowy, Poland

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Lower Dnieper Offensive First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive Vistula–Oder Offensive

Gottfried Baumler (31 July 1921 – 26 January 1945) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and 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
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
  • Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 May 1944 as Unteroffizier and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 11./Grenadier-Regiment 41 (mot.)

    • References

    Gottfried Baumler Wikipedia
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