Rudolf Bayer (soldier)

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Unit Grenadier-Regiment 112 Role Soldier		Years of service 1938–44 Name Rudolf Bayer Service/branch German Army
Born 10 March 1917 Mannheim, Germany ( 1917-03-10 ) Rank Oberleutnant of the Reserves (Posthumously) Battles/wars World War II Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev (1941) Battle of Kursk Battle of Kiev (1943) Lower Dnieper Offensive Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive Cherkassy Pocket Died July 14, 1944, Sokal, Ukraine Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa

Rudolf Bayer (10 March 1917 – 14 July 1944) 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. Rudolf Bayer was wounded on 13 July 1944 and died the next day in a hospital in Sokal, Ukraine. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant der Reserve.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (1 February 1942)

1st Class (19 August 1943)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver (19 October 1941)

Infantry Assault Badge (20 January 1942)

Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (23 August 1943)

Close Combat Clasp

in Bronze (28 November 1943)

Eastern Front Medal

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 February 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Zugfuhrer (platoon leader) in 14. / Divisions-Gruppe 112

References

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