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Max Burghartswieser

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Max Burghartswieser

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Years of service
  
1934–42

Service/branch
  
German Army

Unit
  
Gebirgsjager-Regiment 100

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Greece Battle of Crete Siege of Leningrad

Died
  
1942, Tosna River, Otradnoye, Russia

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France

Max Burghartswieser (10 June 1914 – 22 August 1942) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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 (25 October 1939)
  • 1st Class (19 June 1940)
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 July 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and Stostruppfuhrer (shock troops leader) in the 7./Gebirgsjager-Regiment 100
  • Mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht (31 May 1941)

    • References

    Max Burghartswieser Wikipedia
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