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Jakob Gansmeier

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Years of service
  
?–1944

Name
  
Jakob Gansmeier

Service/branch
  
German Army

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant (posthumously)

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (posthumously)

Died
  
August 8, 1944, Raseiniai, Lithuania

Jakob Gansmeier (30 May 1900 – 8 August 1944) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (22 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (19 August 1942)
  • Blood Order
  • Wound Badge (1939) in Silver
  • Close Combat Clasp in Bronze
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 29 February 1944 as Hauptmann of the Reserves and commander of Divisions-Fusilier-Bataillon (A.A.) 212
  • 568th Oak Leaves on 9 September 1944 (posthumously) as Major of the Reserves and commander of Divisions-Fusilier-Bataillon 212

    • References

    Jakob Gansmeier Wikipedia
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