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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
?–1945

Name
  
Heinrich Tummer

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Obergefreiter

Died
  
14 January 1971(1971-01-14) (aged 62) Bad Nauheim

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"

Heinrich Tummer (11 June 1908 – 14 January 1971) was a highly decorated Obergefreiter 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 (9 April 1943)
  • 1st Class (14 October 1944)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (16 February 1944)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (31 October 1941)
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (3 December 1944)
  • Eastern Front Medal (1 August 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1944 as Obergefreiter and Schutze (rifleman) 1 in the 13./Grenadier-Regiment 19 "List"

    • References

    Heinrich Tummer Wikipedia
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