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Ludwig Bauer (soldier)

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1940–44

Name
  
Ludwig Bauer

Service/branch
  
Heer

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment 117

Died
  
26 October 1944(1944-10-26) (aged 32) Rimini, Italy

Rank
  
Feldwebel (Posthumously)

Ludwig Bauer (24 July 1912 – 26 October 1944) was a highly decorated infantry soldier in the German Wehrmacht during World War II. Bauer's decorations included the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (the Knight's Cross), the highest award made by Nazi Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or outstanding military leadership during World War II. Ludwig Bauer was killed on 26 October 1944 near Rimini, Italy and was posthumously promoted to Feldwebel.

Feldwebel Bauer was not related to tank crewman/commander Leutnant (post-war Oberstleutnant) Ludwig Bauer, who also was awarded a Knight's Cross.

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (4 January 1942)
  • 1st Class (1 September 1943)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Close Combat Clasp
  • in Bronze
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 October 1944 as Unteroffizier and group leader in the 5./Grenadier-Regiment 117

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