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Gunther Schemmel

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Gunther Schemmel

Years of service
  
1925–1945 1956–?

Died
  
18 November 1990(1990-11-18) (aged 85) Sylt

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14

Gunther Schemmel (22 December 1904 – 18 November 1990) was Oberstleutnant 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
  • Panzer Badge in Bronze
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • German Cross in Gold (25 March 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1942 as Major and commander of I./Panzergrenadier-Regiment 14

    • References

    Gunther Schemmel Wikipedia
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