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Josef Jakwert

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Josef Jakwert

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Years of service
  
1936–45

Service/branch
  
German Army

Unit
  
Panzer-Jager-Abteilung 1562

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of Stalingrad Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive East Prussian Offensive Battle of Konigsberg

Died
  
October 21, 2003, Kulmbach, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Josef Jakwert (22 July 1914 – 21 October 2003) was a German officer who served in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a 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 (28 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (12 March 1942)
  • Wound Badge
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Panzer Badge in Silver
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 14 May 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the Divisions-Panzer-Jager-Kompanie 361
  • 752nd Oak Leaves on 24 February 1945 as Leutnant and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 2./Panzer-Jager-Abteilung 1562

    • References

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