Hans Strippel

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Years of service 1932–45 Unit Panzer-Regiment 1 Service/branch German Army		Rank Leutnant Name Hans Strippel

Born 1 December 1912 Obergeis ( 1912-12-01 ) Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany Battles/wars World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Cherkassy Pocket Hube's Pocket Operation Konrad Operation Fruhlingserwachen Died November 26, 1983, Bad Hersfeld, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Hans Strippel (1 December 1912 – 26 November 1983) was a highly decorated Leutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (24 September 1939)

1st Class (21 July 1941)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (19 August 1941)

in Silver (22 January 1944)

Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)

Panzer Badge in Silver (5 July 1941)

Class II for 25 (8 January 1944)

Class III for 50 (30 July 1944)

German Cross in Gold on 24 December 1941 as Oberfeldwebel in the 3./Panzer-Regiment 1

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Knight's Cross on 22 January 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Regiment 1

485th Oak Leaves on 4 June 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 4./Panzer-Regiment 1

References

Hans Strippel Wikipedia

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