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Joachim Hundert

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment 124

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1938–44

Name
  
Joachim Hundert

Joachim Hundert
Rank
  
Oberleutnant of the Reserves

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942) Battles of Rzhev Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive

Died
  
August 9, 1944, Glazow, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Siege of Sevastopol, Battles of Rzhev, Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive, World War II

Joachim Hundert (22 January 1920 – 9 August 1944) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant of the Reserves 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. Joachim Hundert was killed on 9 August 1944 near Glazow, Poland.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black or Silver
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 January 1943 as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 124

    • References

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