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Hans Bujak

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Hans Bujak

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel

Years of service
  
1936–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Unit
  
10./Grenadier-Regiment 7

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Operation Bagration

Died
  
March 20, 1990, Stuttgart, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Hans Bujak (5 February 1914 – 20 March 1990) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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. Hans Bujak was captured by French troops in May 1945 and was released in September.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 August 1943)
  • 1st Class (24 October 1943)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 August 1943 as Feldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 10. / Grenadier-Regiment 7

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