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Name
  
Martin Strahammer

Died
  
May 2, 1945

Service/branch
  
German Army


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Allegiance
  
Austria–Hungary (to 1918) First Austrian Republic (to 1938)  Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1912–38 (Austria) 1938–45 (Germany)

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant (Austria) Generalmajor (Germany)

Battles/wars
  
World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) Siege of Leningrad Battle of Anzio Operation Diadem Gothic Line Offensive Spring 1945 offensive in Italy

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War I, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Martin Strahammer (13 November 1890 – 2 May 1945) was an Austrian general in the armed forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Following his surrender, he was shot by American forces on 2 May 1945 at Parma under unclear circumstances.

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Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (8 September 1917)
  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (4 July 1941) & 1st Class (5 August 1941)
  • German Cross in Gold on 11 March 1943 as Oberst in Grenadier-Regiment 266
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 30 January 1942 as Oberstleutnant and commander of Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 240
  • Oak Leaves on 11 August 1944 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 146

    • References

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