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Walter Liebing

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Oberstleutnant

Name
  
Walter Liebing

Years of service
  
1935–45

Other work
  
Police officer

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Born
  
12 August 1912 Dresden (
1912-08-12
)

Commands held
  
Fallschirmjager-Regiment 23

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front Siegfried Line Campaign

Died
  
October 18, 1998, Dusseldorf, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine, World War II

Walter Paul Liebing (12 August 1912 – 18 October 1998) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Fallschirmjager 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

  • Deutsches Reichssportabzeichen in Bronze (21 July 1931)
  • Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class (2 October 1936)
  • Pilot's Badge (10 June 1937)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (30 July 1940)
  • 1st Class (2 September 1941)
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Reconnaissance Flyers in Bronze (14 June 1941)
  • Infantry Assault Badge in Silver (20 March 1944)
  • Close Combat Clasp in Bronze (30 March 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 February 1945 as Major and leader of Fallschirmjager-Regiment 23

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