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Josef Drexel

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Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Oberst of the Reserves

Name
  
Josef Drexel

Years of service
  
1913–19 1935–45

Commands held
  
Grenadier-Regiment 436

Born
  
11 April 1894 Gabelbach (
1894-04-11
)

Died
  
25 March 1976(1976-03-25) (aged 81) Rosenheim

Allegiance
  
German Empire (to 1918)  Weimar Republic (to 1919)  Nazi Germany

Josef Anton Drexel (11 April 1894 – 25 March 1976) was a highly decorated Oberst 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.

Awards and decorations

  • Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver
  • Eastern Front Medal (20 July 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold (21 February 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 27 August 1944 as Oberst of the Reserves and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 436

    • References

    Josef Drexel Wikipedia
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