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Max Bohrendt

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1935–45

Name
  
Max Bohrendt

Service/branch
  
Heer

Rank
  
Hauptmann

Born
  
24 August 1908 Einlage (
1908-08-24
)

Died
  
31 March 1997(1997-03-31) (aged 88) Horb am Neckar

Unit
  
Grenadier-Regiment "Grosdeutschland"

Max Bohrendt (24 August 1908 – 31 March 1997) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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

  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (20 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (14 December 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (?)
  • in Silver (26 January 1943)
  • West Wall Medal (15 March 1940)
  • General Assault Badge (8 January 1942)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 February 1943 as Oberleutnant and Flak Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in Stabskompanie / Grenadier-Regiment "Grosdeutschland"

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