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Hans von Schlebrugge

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberst

Years of service
  
?–1918 1939–45

Name
  
Hans Schlebrugge

Died
  
26 April 1971(1971-04-26) (aged 70) Pullach

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
I./Gebirgsjager-Regiment 139

Hans von Schlebrugge (1 May 1900 – 26 April 1971) was a highly decorated Oberst 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. Hans von Schlebrugge was captured by British troops in May 1945.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Narvik Shield
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 June 1940 as Major and company commander of 1./Gebirgsjager-Regiment 139

    • References

    Hans von Schlebrugge Wikipedia
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