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Hermann Danzer

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Rank
  
Leutnant

Service/branch
  
German Army

Name
  
Hermann Danzer

Born
  
25 June 1916 Vienna, Austria (
1916-06-25
)

Allegiance
  
First Austrian Republic (to 1938)  Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1935–38 (Austria) 1938–40 (Germany)

Unit
  
Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 57

Battles/wars
  
World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France †

Died
  
June 20, 1940, Epinal, France

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Hermann Danzer (25 June 1916 – 20 June 1940) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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. Hermann Danzer was killed in action on 20 June 1940

Awards and decorations

  • Sudetenland Medal
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (2 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (25 May 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (8 January 1940)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 December 1940 as Leutnant and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Pionier-Bataillon 57

    • References

    Hermann Danzer Wikipedia
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