Peter Prien

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Years of service ?–1945 Name Peter Prien		Service/branch Heer Unit Panzer-Regiment 3
Died 28 September 2006(2006-09-28) (aged 84) Altona Rank Oberleutnant of the Reserves

Peter Prien (9 June 1922 – 28 September 2006) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant of the Reserves 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

1st Class

Wound Badge (1939)

in Silver

Panzer Badge

Crimea Shield

2 Tank Destruction Badges for Individual Combatants

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 May 1945 as Oberleutnant of the Reserves and leader of the Stabskompanie in the 2. Panzer-Division

References

Peter Prien Wikipedia

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