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Rudolf Bornhof

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Rudolf Bornhof

Service/branch
  
German Army

Years of service
  
1937–45

Died
  
January 26, 1944

Unit
  
Jager Regiment 1

Rank
  
Hauptmann of the Reserves

Battles/wars
  
World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Operation Barbarossa Siege of Leningrad

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, Siege of Leningrad, World War II

Rudolf Bornhof (28 May 1914 – 26 January 1944) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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 Bornhof died on 26 January 1944 near Mjedwed, Russia.

Awards and decorations

  • Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (3 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (20 September 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
  • Eastern Front Medal
  • Infantry Assault Badge
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 May 1942 as Leutnant of the Reserves and leader of the 1./Jager-Regiment 38

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