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Josef Hubert Adrian

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Battles/wars
  
World War II

Died
  
1945, Mamonovo, Russia

Service/branch
  
German Army

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment 24

Name
  
Josef-Hubert Adrian

Battles and wars
  
World War II

Rank
  
Oberfeldwebel

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Josef-Hubert Adrian (25 September 1911 – Missing in action March 1945) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel 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 recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (18 September 1942)
  • 1st Class (21 August 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 March 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and leader of the 6./Grenadier-Regiment 24

    • References

    Josef-Hubert Adrian Wikipedia
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