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Hermann Buhlbecker

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Major

Years of service
  
1931–45

Name
  
Hermann Buhlbecker

Died
  
19 April 1991(1991-04-19) (aged 78) Unknown

Allegiance
  
Weimar Republic (to 1933)  Nazi Germany

Commands held
  
II./Grenadier-Regiment 436

Hermann Bühlbecker, Unternehmer | Typisch Deutsch


Hermann Buhlbecker (6 April 1913 – 19 April 1991) was a highly decorated Major 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.

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Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (14 November 1939)
  • 1st Class (26 April 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (22 April 1941)
  • in Silver (1 August 1941)
  • in Gold (22 July 1944)
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze (7 August 1944)
  • Infantry Assault Badge (1 August 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal (14 August 1942)
  • Crimea Shield (15 April 1943)
  • German Cross in Gold (16 March 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 August 1944 as Hauptmann and commander of II. / Grenadier-Regiment 436

    • References

    Hermann Buhlbecker Wikipedia
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