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Hans Gradl

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Years of service
  
1924–45

Name
  
Hans Gradl

Service/branch
  
German Army

Unit
  
Panzer-Regiment 39

Died
  
1980

Rank
  
Oberst

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
I./Panzer-Regiment 39 Panzer-Regiment 4 Panzer-Regiment 22

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Bialystok–Minsk Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Case Blue Battle of Debrecen Siege of Budapest

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Hans Gradl (8 December 1903 – 10 March 1980) was a highly decorated Oberst 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
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black or Silver
  • Panzer Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 November 1941 as Major and commander of the I./Panzer-Regiment 39
  • References

    Hans Gradl Wikipedia