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Hubert Sniers

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Years of service
  
1936–45

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Name
  
Hubert Sniers

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Born
  
6 April 1915 Rheydt (
1915-04-06
)

Unit
  
Fallschirmjager-Regiment 4 Fallschirmjager-Regiment 15

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front Italian Campaign Battle of Normandy

Died
  
November 11, 1999, Heiden, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, Italian Campaign, Operation Overlord, World War II

Service/branch
  
Kriegsmarine (1936–1941), Luftwaffe (1935–1945)

Hubert Sniers (6 April 1915 – 11 November 1999) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Parachutist Badge
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 September 1943)
  • 1st Class (29 January 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 October 1944 as Leutnant and leader of the 9./Fallschirmjager-Regiment 15
  • References

    Hubert Sniers Wikipedia


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