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PERSONALIA |
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Name: |
Usedom, von, Horst |
Date of birth: | March 9th, 1906 (Celle/Province of Hanover, Germany)
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Date of death: |
October 14th, 1970 (München/Bavaria, Germany)
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Nationality: |
German |
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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Major
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Unit:
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Kommandeur Kradschutzen Batallion 61 / 11. Panzer-Division / 4. Panzergruppe / Heeresgruppe Mitte
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Awarded on:
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December 31st, 1941
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Details:
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774th Awarded.
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DEUTSCHES KREUZ IN GOLD
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Rank:
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Oberst (Colonel)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur Panzergrenadier-Regiment 108 / 14. Panzerdivision
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Awarded on:
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January 29th, 1945
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RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB
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Rank:
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Oberst (Colonel)
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Unit:
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Kommandeur Panzer Brigade "Kurland" / 81. Infanterie-Division / 16. Armee / Heeresgruppe Kurland
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Awarded on:
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March 28th, 1945
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Details:
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809th Awarded.
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Information source(s): |
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer, Elite of the Third Reich - The Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-45: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, England, 2003
- Federl, C., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Panzerdivisionen 1939-1945, VDM Heinz Nickel, Zweibrücken, Germany, 2000
- Haupt, W., Die 81. Infanterie-Division – Geschichte einer schlesischen Division, Nebel Verlag GmbH, Eggolsheim, Deutschland, 2006
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