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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