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Years of service
  
1933–45

Name
  
Hans Bunzel

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Unit
  
Panzer-Abteilung 116

Service/branch
  
German Army

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Dunkirk Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battles of Rzhev Battle of the Caucasus Battle of Normandy Falaise pocket Battle of Hurtgen Forest Battle of the Bulge

Died
  
November 12, 1995, Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Hans Karl Bunzel (29 April 1915 – 12 November 1995) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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

  • Sudetenland Medal
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (19 September 1940)
  • 1st Class (21 July 1941)
  • Panzer Badge
  • in Silver (10 August 1941)
  • in Silver with Numeral 25 (2 July 1943)
  • in Silver with Numeral 50 (6 November 1944)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (18 September 1941)
  • in Silver (22 August 1942)
  • in Gold (4 December 1943)
  • Eastern Front Medal (10 August 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 February 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 3./Panzer-Abteilung 116

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