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Heinz Baurmann

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Years of service
  
1938–45 1956–?

Died
  
1996

Name
  
Heinz Baurmann

Service/branch
  
German Army

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Commands held
  
Sturmgeschutz-Brigade 300

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Eastern Front Battle of Bautzen (1945)

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Eastern Front, Battle of Bautzen, World War II

Heinz Baurmann (11 November 1919 – 7 December 1996) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (28 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (17 August 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Panzer Badge
  • German Cross in Gold on 16 April 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 3./Sturmgeschutz-Abteilung 667
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1945 as Hauptmann and commander of Sturmgeschutz-Brigade 300 (Feld)

    • References

    Heinz Baurmann Wikipedia
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