Manfred Buttner

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Years of service 1939–45 1956–73		Name Manfred Buttner

Born 15 February 1921 Spittelndorf ( 1921-02-15 ) Died 29 May 1992(1992-05-29) (aged 71) Plon Allegiance Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany Service/branch RAD (1939–40) Luftwaffe (1940–45) Heer (1956–73) Rank Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel (Wehrmacht) Hauptmann (Bundeswehr) Unit Fallschirmjager-Regiment 26

Manfred Buttner (15 February 1921 – 29 May 1992) was a highly decorated Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel in the Fallschirmjager during World War II and a Hauptmann in the Bundeswehr. 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

German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship, 1st Grade (24 February 1940)

Parachutist Badge (14 July 1942)

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (11 February 1943)

1st Class (25 February 1943)

War Merit Cross with Swords

2nd Class (1 January 1942)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (6 November 1943)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 April 1945 as Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel and leader of the 2./Fallschirmjager-Regiment 26

German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency (10 November 1972)

References

Manfred Buttner Wikipedia

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