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Hans Ender

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Name
  
Hans Ender

Years of service
  
1927–45 1956–70

Died
  
11 January 1991(1991-01-11) (aged 80) Wurzburg

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberst of the Reserves (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
II./Grenadier-Regiment 545

Hans Ender (6 August 1910 – 11 January 1993) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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 Ender joined the Bundeswehr in 1956 and retired in 1970 as an Oberst der Reserve.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of the II./Grenadier-Regiment 545

    • References

    Hans Ender Wikipedia
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