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Karl Eiden

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Leutnant

Name
  
Karl Eiden

Years of service
  
1935–45

Commands held
  
Grenadier-Regiment 97

Service/branch
  
German Army

Born
  
20 January 1917 Gunzenhausen (
1917-01-20
)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Annexation of Austria Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Battle of the Caucasus

Died
  
August 20, 1987, Gunzenhausen, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Anschluss, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Karl Georg Eiden (20 January 1917 – 20 August 1987) was a highly decorated Leutnant 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

  • Anschluss Medal
  • West Wall Medal
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (26 August 1940)
  • 1st Class (24 November 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Crimea Shield
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 7 March 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in the 8.(MG)/Grenadier-Regiment 97

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