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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Berner, Emil |
| Date of birth: | December 4th, 1921 (Stetten-Konstanz/Baden, Germany)
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June 13th, 2008 (Engen-Stetten/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
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BIOGRAPHY:
Became Unteroffizier in 1943.
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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Gefreiter der Reserve (Reserve Private)
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Unit:
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Richtkanonier 3. / Flak-Regiment 18
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Awarded on:
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November 3rd, 1942
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Action:
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Emil Berner was awarded the Knight’s Cross for destroying 42 enemy tanks during the Battle of El Alamein.
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| Picture source: |
- Willi Schumacher Collection |
| Information source(s): |
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Ritterkreuztraeger 1939 - 1945
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