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Hans Baindner

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Gefreiter

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1943–45

Name
  
Hans Baindner

Unit
  
Jager Regiment 1

Battles/wars
  
World War II Hube's Pocket

Died
  
May 9, 2003, Kaufbeuren, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Kamenets-Podolsky pocket, World War II

Hans Baindner (30 January 1924 – 9 May 2003) was a highly decorated Gefreiter 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 (1 March 1944)
  • 1st Class (2 April 1944)
  • 2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 June 1944 as Gefreiter and machine-gunner in II./Jager-Regiment 228
  • References

    Hans Baindner Wikipedia


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