Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Herbert Abratis Rank Major | Years of service 1936–45 Service/branch Luftwaffe | |
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Born 21 March 1918
Babienten, Sensburg district, East Prussia ( 1918-03-21 ) Commands held Fallschirmjager-Regiment 27 Battles/wars World War II
Operation Weserubung
Battle of France
Battle of Crete
Operation Barbarossa
Siege of Leningrad
Battles of Rzhev
Italian Campaign
Allied invasion of Sicily
Battle of Monte Cassino
Vistula–Oder Offensive Died March 29, 1945, Szczecin, Poland Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Operation Weserubung, Battle of France | ||
Herbert Karl Abratis (21 March 1918 – 29 March 1945) was a highly decorated Major in the Fallschirmjager 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. Herbert Abratis was killed on 29 March 1945 south of Stettin.
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Abratis was born on 21 March 1918 in Babienten, Sensburg in East Prussia, present-day Mragowo, Poland.
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