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Gustav Bergmann (soldier)

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Unteroffizier

Role
  
Soldier

Years of service
  
1938–44

Name
  
Gustav Bergmann

Service/branch
  
German Army

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment 696 Grenadier-Regiment Ostpreusen 4

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Voronezh (1942) Battle of Kursk Battle of Kiev (1943) Tartu Offensive

Died
  
August 26, 1944, Tartu, Estonia

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Gustav Bergmann (28 April 1914 – 26 August 1944) was a highly decorated Unteroffizier 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. Gustav Bergmann was listed as missing in action near Tartu, Estonia on 26 August 1944.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 August 1942)
  • 1st Class (17 September 1942)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 October 1942 as Obergefreiter and group leader in the 9. / Infanterie-Regiment 696
  • References

    Gustav Bergmann (soldier) Wikipedia


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