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Heinrich Kaup

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment 184

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
?–1945

Name
  
Heinrich Kaup

Rank
  
Feldwebel

Born
  
25 July 1912 Brenkhausen, Germany (
1912-07-25
)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battles of Rzhev Battle of Kursk

Died
  
April 22, 1999, Hoxter, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Heinrich Kaup (25 July 1912 – 22 April 1999) was a highly decorated Feldwebel 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
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 September 1943 as Obergefreiter in 3./Grenadier-Regiment 184
  • References

    Heinrich Kaup Wikipedia