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| Name: |
Dürrwanger, Alfred |
| Date of birth: | April 7th, 1915 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)
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July 23rd, 2003 (Berg-Starnberg/Bavaria, Grmany)
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BIOGRAPHY:
Alfred Dürrwanger finally reached the rank of Major. After the Second World War he served with the Bundeswehr, finally reaching the rank of Oberst im Generalstab.
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RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
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Rank:
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Hauptmann (Captain)
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Unit:
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Chef 10.(schwere) / Jäger-Regiment 83 / 28. Jäger-Division
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Awarded on:
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July 10th, 1942
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Awarded for:
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Operation Barbarossa
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Action:
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Dr. Dürrwanger was awarded his Knight's Cross for capturing the lighthouse and surrounding high ground on the Kertsch Peninsula during the battle for Sevastopol.
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| Picture source: |
- Willi Schumacher collection
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| Information source(s): |
- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Russ Nummer's auctions
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